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Jonathan Santlofer's avatar

Love this. Collect great first lines too!

Skip Berry's avatar

I love first lines, too, Barb. Of course, as you point out, what follows better deliver on what those lines promise.

Barbara Shoup's avatar

You do!

I interviewed Luis, who had a story in Story Matters, a book I co-authored a while back.

Melissa Fraterrigo's avatar

Love this focus on first lines and how you include student work in the conversation. Lately I’ve been thinking about endings and how a good final paragraph or two can make a whole piece delectable.

Barbara Shoup's avatar

There's nothing like the satisfaction of a perfect ending.

Robyn Ryle's avatar

Okay, I need to read this book. I am a fan of magical realism in Marquez and also Lewis Nordan's books set in Mississippi, where there are swamp elves, no big deal, of course there are. And Luis Alberto Urrea which makes me ask, did you interview him about magical realism or just have a conversation or this is just something he said in another interview?