On Stories
Literary Analysis and Philosophical Musings
The Five Food Groups of Fiction
It’s easy for me to overanalyze what I’m reading. To lose myself in narrative structure and character arcs and forget to enjoy the story for its own sake. And when I’m not doing that, it’s easy to feel guilty for reading fun books—for picking up The Hunger Games...
Why (Good) Fiction Matters
A good story, in its essence, provides that moral training ground—a place where readers can experience, through the characters, the results of their actions.