Storyological 1.05 - E.G. HAS NEVER SHOT A GRANDMOTHER

in which we discuss stories from Tamsyn Muir and Flannery O'Connor, along with, among other things: the southern gothic, Jane Austen, and the likeable unlikeability of things.

In which we discuss,

1. "Union" by Tamsyn Muir, Clarkesworld

2. "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor, A Good Man is Hard to Find

Along with, among other things:

some writers

Tamsyn Muir
Flannery O’Connor
How to Tell If You’re in a Flannery O’Connor Story, The Toast
Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
Morality in Flannery O’Connor

In the greatest fiction, the writer's moral sense coincides with his dramatic sense, and I see no way for it to do this unless his moral judgement is part of the very act of seeing, and he is free to use it. I have heard it said that belief in Christian dogma is a hindrance to the writer, but I myself have found nothing further from the truth. Actually, it frees the storyteller to observe. It is not a set of rules which fixes what he sees in the world. It affects his writing primarily by guaranteeing his respect for mystery... ~ Flannery O'Connor

Shirley Jackson
Paranoia by Shirley Jackson
The Witchcraft of Shirley Jackson by Joyce Carol Oates

H.P. Lovecraft
Holly Black
Jane Austen
The Novel of Social Comedy
Dining with Jane Austen

George Saunders
NYT on 10th of December
The Situation in American Writing
A life in writing

some thoughts about ideas

Uncanny Valley
“Uncanny Valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy”
“10 Creepy Examples of the Uncanny Valley”
Uncanny Valley: tv tropes

The Southern Gothic
“Why southern gothic rules the world”
“10 Best Southern Gothic Books”
“10 Great Southern Gothic Films”

Refusal of the call to adventure
Chekov’s Gun