Read the story 'Heaven is Boring - An analysis of fantasy without conflict' on my website simonvanlaak.de or on substack.

My recommendation for this week is “Duet for Two Coughs” by Leopoldo Alas, 'Clarin' from "The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories" edited by Margaret Jull Costa.

Send me your writing or recommend me a short story to talk about next week.

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