E.A. Aymar’s startling micro-essay in Smokelong Quarterly disturbs for its subject content but also shows viscerally what the power of a concise, well-told story can achieve. This story turns on technique. What about the voice makes this essay so powerful? What about the details make this story so powerful? How can you use these observations to develop voice and details in your own writing?
In the magazine’s author interview with E.A. Aymar (who was born in Panama) states:
“When writing about tragedy, we’re often writing about how we emerge. And when we emerge from a tragedy, I think we have a duty to guide others away, to ensure that the atrocities we’ve witnessed aren’t repeated.”
Do you think writing has “obligations”? If so, what are they?
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