Ten Thrilling Mothers by Jenny Milchman Some of our oldest stories have mothers behind them—think Jocasta from Oedipus Rex or even Eve, mother of two very troubled brothers. This may be attributable to the fact that as disparate as the human experience is, we all have a mother, she’s part of our origin stories, […]
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“A Stranger Comes to Town” & Other Newly Iconic Plots
A Stranger Comes to Town & Other Newly Iconic Plots Depending on the source, there are as few as three or as many as thirty-six plots. (Foster-Harris’s trio includes “happy ending,” “unhappy ending,” and “super unhappy ending” AKA “tragedy,” while George Polti’s more nuanced selections range from “daring enterprise” to “slaying of unrecognized kin.”) Seven […]
Don’t Go Into the Woods Today: 10 Wilderness Thrillers & Why They Scare Us
Don’t Go Into the Woods Today: 10 Wilderness Thrillers & Why They Scare Us The great outdoors is both the subject matter and the backdrop of a lot of great fiction. What is it about nature that makes it such a powerful setting? Is it how small humankind feels amidst all that vastness? “The […]