Short stories are a great way to escape into literature, without having to spend hours on end reading. I’ve recently heard about your hate against the idea of all short-short stories, not only did I find that tremendously disappointing but I cannot seem to comprehend. Seeing as I am taking a short story class at the moment really surprises me, not only can short stories spark a reader but it can show them different aspects of writing longer novels cannot. A few stories I will recall are “Sleeping” written by Katharine Weber, “How to Set a House on Fire” written by Stace Budzko, and “Jumper Down” written by Don Shea. Through this collection of short stories I have pulled together these three different fictional works are consistently swift,
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This story was very powerful and complex due to different factors. This story is told as basic instructions on how to burn down a house step by step. Not only do we not why this is happening, but we are also not sure who’s doing this. I love how the author uses many descriptive images, which are able to produce a very clear image of what’s really happening in the readers head to actually make you picture the scene. In the story is states “On your way toss your house keys into the water well. Before doing anything else, make a wish. After filling the birdbath next to the old red maple with the remaining octance, call Herm up at the fire station. After he gets on the line tell him to come over and bring a truck or two-with a crew. There’s not much to see now, really. (Budzko 46) Not only does this quote create a very descriptive imagine, but it shows how powerful the author really wants to make this story. As I read this story the only think I could think about was why this happening is. This story would never impact the reader as much as it does if it was a normal story not only because its so short, but because listing events like this would get boring if it was done any longer. This story also leaves the reader with a powerful opinion when the author states “After the windows kicked out there wasn’t much anyone could have done. And after Herm asks if you would do it …show more content…
We are told the story of Henry a jumper up expert (paramedic), who is retiring, but on his last shift he is accompanied by one last jumper. Henry is known as the best jumper up due to the fact that he is “superb at talking them down. Of all the paramedics I worked with, he had the touch.” (Shea 17) This quote explains how Henry is great at what he does, not only does this show he was the best, but it shows that he possessed something no one else did which is why he is able to help so many people. Seeing as we know he is the best at what he does really helps us pave the way for the rest of the story. As Henry is accompanied by his last jump, he sees something he sees an act that has never been done before, in the story it explains “It looked like a circus act. No exaggeration. Two half gainers and a backflip, and every second of it caught in the spotlights. (Shea 17) Hearing the description of how this man jumped really opens a picture in the readers head of these events actually happening. After this fatal fall Henry walks over to the man and states “I know you can hear me, cause hearing’s the last thing to go. I just gotta tell ya, I wanted you to know, that jump was fucking magnificent!” (Shea 19) This is another plot twist because no one expects this at all, not only are we expecting Henry to yell at the man but we never expect him to
This story was very powerful and complex due to different factors. This story is told as basic instructions on how to burn down a house step by step. Not only do we not why this is happening, but we are also not sure who’s doing this. I love how the author uses many descriptive images, which are able to produce a very clear image of what’s really happening in the readers head to actually make you picture the scene. In the story is states “On your way toss your house keys into the water well. Before doing anything else, make a wish. After filling the birdbath next to the old red maple with the remaining octance, call Herm up at the fire station. After he gets on the line tell him to come over and bring a truck or two-with a crew. There’s not much to see now, really. (Budzko 46) Not only does this quote create a very descriptive imagine, but it shows how powerful the author really wants to make this story. As I read this story the only think I could think about was why this happening is. This story would never impact the reader as much as it does if it was a normal story not only because its so short, but because listing events like this would get boring if it was done any longer. This story also leaves the reader with a powerful opinion when the author states “After the windows kicked out there wasn’t much anyone could have done. And after Herm asks if you would do it …show more content…
We are told the story of Henry a jumper up expert (paramedic), who is retiring, but on his last shift he is accompanied by one last jumper. Henry is known as the best jumper up due to the fact that he is “superb at talking them down. Of all the paramedics I worked with, he had the touch.” (Shea 17) This quote explains how Henry is great at what he does, not only does this show he was the best, but it shows that he possessed something no one else did which is why he is able to help so many people. Seeing as we know he is the best at what he does really helps us pave the way for the rest of the story. As Henry is accompanied by his last jump, he sees something he sees an act that has never been done before, in the story it explains “It looked like a circus act. No exaggeration. Two half gainers and a backflip, and every second of it caught in the spotlights. (Shea 17) Hearing the description of how this man jumped really opens a picture in the readers head of these events actually happening. After this fatal fall Henry walks over to the man and states “I know you can hear me, cause hearing’s the last thing to go. I just gotta tell ya, I wanted you to know, that jump was fucking magnificent!” (Shea 19) This is another plot twist because no one expects this at all, not only are we expecting Henry to yell at the man but we never expect him to