English 286, Tribble A202, Thurs. 3-5:30 P.M. Dr. Edelson, X5908; edelsojb@wfu.edu; office hours by appointment


SHORT STORY WORKSHOP 
SPRING 2000/READINGS

Week 1 [1/13] - Reliable First-Person Narration Week 2 [1/20] - Unreliable First Person Week 3 [1/27] - Third Person Week 4 [2/3] - Gender Switch Week 5 [2/10] - Dialog Week 6 [2/17] - Group Conversation Week 7 [2/24] - Crowd Scene Week 8 [3/2] - Portrait/Still Life
*Spring Break*

Week 9 [3/16] - Indoor description/Movement in Confined Space

Week 10 [3/23] - Outdoor Description/Unconfined Movement Week 11 [3/30] - Present tense Week 12 [4/6] - Condensing the Past: Baggage Handling Week 13 [4/13] - Flashback/Forward
Vladimir Nabokov, "Spring in Fialta"
Rick De Marinis, "Your Burden is Lifted, Love Returns"
Week 14 [4/20] - Why is a short story short? Planning the Final Story

Week 15 [4/27] - Practical Matters/Going Public