Contemplations on fiction and film

[oceloty]

Random reflections on two stories and one movie (none of which I’ve thought of for a long time)

Comments

[lunabee34]

I will definitely be checking out that Carver story now. That sounds right up my alley.

[oceloty]

It's in the "Cathedral" collection (which also contains the short story "Cathedral" -- my second favorite Carver short story, if only by a hair.

Found "A Small, Good Thing" online:

http://astoryeveryday.com/2011/10/13/raymond-carver-a-small-good-thing/

Hope you enjoy his writing!

[lunabee34]

OMG.

That is so moving. I .... wow.

I like how very real this feels, all the small details--the way we never know what else is going on in other people's lives, the way the doctors and nurses are clearly good people but don't realize how much they are contributing to the parents' anxiety by not really communicating with them.

I will definitely be checking out more writing from this author.

[oceloty]

Glad you liked the Carver story, and hope your writing is going well!