"It's probably why I'm a short story writer. I tend to remember things in the past in narrative form, in story form, and I grew up around people who told stories all the time."

Time, People, Past

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"It's probably why I'm a short story writer. I tend to remember things in the past in narrative form, in story form, and I grew up around people who told stories all the time."

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"Of course it's why you want to become a writer - because you have the liberty to do that, but once you have the liberty you also have the obligation to do it."

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"There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off."

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"You don't teach information in a writing workshop."

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"That, for me, is a very important test of a young writer's commitment because most of them are going to have to continue doing that when they've finished the program."

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"But a lot of writers - and I'm one of them - do tend to feel dissatisfied. It makes you a little hard to live with, but it's a goad and does keep you alert and restless."

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"One of the last courses I taught was on the Russian short story, which I love."

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