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3 days ago · StoryWorlds with Junot Díaz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
1 day ago · 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao' by Junot Díaz is a critically acclaimed novel published in 2007. The story centers around Oscar de León, a Dominican-American who experiences the weight of a familial curse. The novel touches on several lives within the de León family, including Oscar's mother and sister.
Jun 27, 2024 · In my homebrew Nonflict is what happens when the writer knows that they have to provide their story with a Conflict, but for whatever reason cannot do the work necessary to make it real. Perhaps we fall for Nonflict’s false surface, fall for the masquerade, and assume our work is done.
Jun 20, 2024 · The presence of a Consequence Economy confirms that the writer, at the very least, understands How the World Works—because after all, the First Law of the How the World Works is that that are consequences. Leave out a Consequence Economy and you will lose your reader with a quickness.
Jun 24, 2024 · Junot Díaz — ‘You whispered my full name and we fell asleep in each other's arms and I remember how the next morning you were gone, completely gone, and ...
Jun 25, 2024 · Junot Diaz — ‘I couldn't help it. I tried to keep it down but it just flooded through all my quiet spaces. It was a message more than a feeling, a messag...
Jun 29, 2024 · Junot Díaz — ‘And that's when I know it's over. As soon as you start thinking about the beginning, it's the end.’
