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Dialogue In Fiction, Tracy A. Townsend

The Short Story

This close-reading and discussion-oriented lesson, which takes between sixty and seventy minutes, uses Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” as a model of how dialogue advances plot and develops character in fiction. It is useful in literature classrooms for its emphasis on drawing inferences from text and in creative writing contexts for teaching effective dialogue writing. This lesson is suitable for grades 9-12.

Eros Vs. Logos, David Zepp Lash

Bryant Literary Review

On July 15, 2011 I was diagnosed with a stage IV "double hit" Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.

After Harry's Suicide, E. G. Silverman

Bryant Literary Review

I had not dreamed, so at first I remembered nothing.

Ghost, Peter Barlow

Bryant Literary Review

South of Piqua there's a rest stop.

A Poet's Uncle, Matthew Dulany

Bryant Literary Review

After the death of his sister-in-law, Bill Ruckelsmann began to pay more attention to his nephew.

Mourners, Lawrence F. Farrar

Bryant Literary Review

Professor Emeritus Jake Freeman cramped the wheel of his old Buick hard right and swung off the interstate.

The Mourning Cloak, Kenneth Vanderbeek

Bryant Literary Review

David was not a careless driver, but he was not an exemplary one, either.

Mcneal's Rant, Lucile Blanchard

Bryant Literary Review

"McNeal's Rant" is a Scottish country dance, a 40-bar strathspey, and a variation of "The Black Dance," a 32-bar reel. It is danced by Ian and Abigail McNeal (first couple) and Rick and Rita Milton (third couple).

Bars 1-4: First couple turns with the right hand.

The Back Garden, Suruchi Mohan

Bryant Literary Review

After weeks of passing messages through Mrs. Khanna, Ruchir Kapoor's parents had picked a time to see the girl.

The Ballet Class, Kendall Klym

Bryant Literary Review

I'll be the first to admit that I'm no expert.

Mossy Bottom Golf And Hunt Club, Andrew Joseph Albertson

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This is the story of Greg Goforth and Rick Hale, the owner and director of golf, respectively, of the Mossy Bottom Golf and Hunt Club. Greg and Rick work together through many comic mishaps in attempt to bring the 2015 U.S. Open to Mossy Bottom, Mississippi.

Satori 2013, Winona State University

Satori Literary Magazine

The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970.