Endings that Pop

TLDR: At best, that ending moment in which the tide turns for the protagonist is a simple action, obvious in hindsight, with profound consequences. This post is eventually going to contain major spoilers for Brandon Sanderson's Warbreaker as well as Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell. I'll warn you again when I get…

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Short Story Analysis: Twelve-Step Program for Quitting My Life

TLDR: I analyze a piece of flash fiction. Short fiction doesn't get as much attention as novels for some reason, perhaps it's the difficulty in separating the vein of good stuff from the surrounding rock. Perhaps it's the difficulty inherent in selling the short stuff, though I'd have thought that e-readers would have helped more…