![]() ![]() ![]() It’s an oft-repeated dictum in creative writing circles that if you want to publish your book of stories, it had better have some kind of connection-either conceptual, thematic, or narrative. And this, ideally, is how linked short story collections work. Goldstein’s accumulation of unique stories set within a larger pattern creates a deeper subject. Each episode has its own arc, its own themes, but taken together the episodes might lead a listener to ponder the very nature of reconciliation, why some reconciliations fail and others succeed, one’s own tendencies toward avoidance or confrontation or forgiveness. It’s sometimes funny, sometimes slight, and sometimes devastating. ![]() Lately I’ve been listening to Jonathan Goldstein’s podcast Heavyweight, in which Goldstein helps negotiate long overdue reconciliations between people. ![]()
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