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shorteststory:
TOP 30 STORIES, DAY 3 // OCTOPUS FACTS
(I’m deep-diving into my creative process and sharing 30 of my favourite stories as the Kickstarter campaign runs!)
“Octopus Facts” is a favourite of mine for a few reasons. The biggest is that it was my first gut-laugh in a short story. I could tell people were genuinely surprised and delighted to get to the end and understand what was going on.
I also love that it’s a story that presents itself as one thing, but turns out to be something else. It challenges you to assemble the back story on your own.
I often have it on display at conventions, and I love seeing people read it live in front of me, watching their faces go from confusion to amusement to open laughter by the time they have the punchline worked out.
shorteststory:
TOP 30 STORIES, DAY 3 // OCTOPUS FACTS
(I’m deep-diving into my creative process and sharing 30 of my favourite stories as the Kickstarter campaign runs!)
“Octopus Facts” is a favourite of mine for a few reasons. The biggest is that it was my first gut-laugh in a short story. I could tell people were genuinely surprised and delighted to get to the end and understand what was going on.
I also love that it’s a story that presents itself as one thing, but turns out to be something else. It challenges you to assemble the back story on your own.
I often have it on display at conventions, and I love seeing people read it live in front of me, watching their faces go from confusion to amusement to open laughter by the time they have the punchline worked out.