The reviews from Michael Wood and Peter Kemp are completely accurate about Craver’s writing techniques in his short stories. In “Stories Full of Edges and Silences” by Michael Wood, what I’ve found relatable in the article was when Wood’s stated “The point is not that words are inadequate, or that actions speck louder. It is that the desire to talk can be perceived a need, and that need has its fluency, makes use of any language that come to hand. This is troublesome fact for writers, but Mr. Carver does not dodge it. (Pg. 2)” Craver’s stories coveys this type of “show, don’t tell” aspect because in his stories the dialogue is mostly mundane, but the actions of the characters are what really specks volumes. For example, when I read the “Neighbors”
