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Less a how-to-write book than a here's-a-different-way-to-tell-stories; or at least, different from the style dominant in Western literature. Terrific examples, insightful analyses, all presented in a clear and friendly manner. I look forward to trying my hand at an Eastern-style narrative.
Discussions in the West around diversity in the arts often focus on the identities of characters and creators. Henry Lien makes the pathbreaking argument that diversity is about more than just plopping different faces into stories that are 100 percent Western in spirit; it can-and should-encompass diverse structures, themes and values.
Using examples ranging from Parasite to The Thousand and One Nights to the Mario video game franchise, Lien shows how storytelling staples in the West, such as the three-act structure and themes of empowerment and change, are far from universal. He introduces the East Asian four-act structure (kishotenketsu),…
Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…
I discovered Joanna Masters' collection of short stories through a Pride Month sale on itch.io. The description immediately caught my eye, and the stories within did not disappoint. Sometimes exciting, sometimes silly, and unabashedly political -- because when people question your very right to exist, you have to get political. With a knife. More please!
