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In this episode, we discuss “The Father” by Raymond Carver. What can we learn from this very short story? How much needs to be explained? How do we know where to end a story? How can we layer character reactions and motivations upon each other in a complex dialogue? How can distilling each character’s personal story help structure complex scenes?

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