WHEN: June 10, 2025; 1:30-2:30
WHERE: Beth Emet
In our last meeting…
…we had a lively and in-depth discussion of “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” by J. D. Salinger. Larry Cohen led the discussion after first providing the group with interesting and relevant background information about the author and the story. Thank you, Larry! Well-done!
The next story…
…is “The Second Bakery Attack” by the popular contemporary Japanese author, Haruki Murakami. Randy Balla will lead the discussion. Randy recently took an OLLI at NU course about Murakami.
Murakami’s story adds variety to the kinds of stories we read. As you read the story, keep in mind that his writing dips into magical realism.
The story is below.
Please RSVP here.
Questions and suggestions about our group or about stories are always welcome.
If you don’t have the flaw [in your character], you don’t have much of a story. I see the narrative arc of a story as a series of decisions made by the main character(s), and some of them must be bad decisions in order to create the tension the story needs to keep a reader engaged and the plot moving forward.
Christine Sneed
(Christine Sneed is on the faculty at Northwestern University, as the Faculty Director of the MFA and MA in Creative Writing programs within the School of Professional Studies.)
Phil
WHERE: Beth Emet
In our last meeting…
…we had a lively and in-depth discussion of “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” by J. D. Salinger. Larry Cohen led the discussion after first providing the group with interesting and relevant background information about the author and the story. Thank you, Larry! Well-done!
The next story…
…is “The Second Bakery Attack” by the popular contemporary Japanese author, Haruki Murakami. Randy Balla will lead the discussion. Randy recently took an OLLI at NU course about Murakami.
Murakami’s story adds variety to the kinds of stories we read. As you read the story, keep in mind that his writing dips into magical realism.
The story is below.
Please RSVP here.
Questions and suggestions about our group or about stories are always welcome.
If you don’t have the flaw [in your character], you don’t have much of a story. I see the narrative arc of a story as a series of decisions made by the main character(s), and some of them must be bad decisions in order to create the tension the story needs to keep a reader engaged and the plot moving forward.
Christine Sneed
(Christine Sneed is on the faculty at Northwestern University, as the Faculty Director of the MFA and MA in Creative Writing programs within the School of Professional Studies.)
Phil
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