⟳ Репост от Joachim Heijndermans
Short stories can be amazing and life-transforming and for some writers (raises hand) it's easier to write an 80,000 word novel than an 8,000 word short story. With the novel you have so much more time and space and margin to get things right. With a short story you have to nail it all, fast.
Heather HillI remember reading it in high school but had forgotten the title. It amazes me how powerful something so short can be