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A ragpicker's delight—a grab bag of my meanderings
If you’ve read me for long, you know that I sometimes refer to myself as a ragpicker.
Apr 26
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Writing Stories in Different Containers
“As an MFA student, I found Heidi Julavits’s term ‘container’ for a story or idea really useful, and it’s one that I’ve passed on to my students.
Mar 22
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"something out there in the distance" ... an excerpt
"I know that I am alone, even when I am not alone."
Sep 7, 2025
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Grant Faulkner
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Big stories. Small containers.
Announcing ... The Flash Fiction Institute (the land of tiny wonders)
Aug 24, 2025
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Grant Faulkner
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The story of my new book
Writing to photos inspired a different kind of storytelling.
Jul 13, 2025
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Grant Faulkner
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Small Things that Illuminate Big Spaces
A grab bag of snippets from "The Art of Brevity" to celebrate its birthday
May 25, 2025
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Grant Faulkner
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Prompting Stories
The creative magic of randomness
Feb 9, 2025
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Grant Faulkner
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Interstices and interludes
White spaces as storytelling device
May 19, 2024
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Grant Faulkner
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Plotting without a plot, part two
In last week’s post, I talked about how flash fiction lessens the burden of plot and opens up stories to different shapes and possibilities.
Apr 14, 2024
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Grant Faulkner
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Plotting without a plot
Part one of a two-part mystery about plot
Apr 7, 2024
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Grant Faulkner
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Aesthetic as Lens to Life
Have you ever paused to define your aesthetic?
Mar 3, 2024
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Grant Faulkner
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Ragpicker's delight: special grab bag edition
I come from a long line of collectors.
Feb 25, 2024
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Grant Faulkner
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