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"Lovely Weather for Long Brooke" is a tale I wrote during my time at Ball State University and later published with Full of Crow Quarterly in 2010.
I've touched on this idea before, but it's still worth noting that it's difficult for me to go back in time and read stories I wrote in my early 20s. However, like a select few I intend on sharing here, "Lovely Weather for Long Brooke" is an older story that I don't mind, and quite honestly, enjoy at points. I suspect this piece of short fiction should still stand up today, but you guys are the judges, really. At the very least, I hope you're entertained by the following tale. CMH Do you think popular media today have an effect on the way literature history of future generations will look back on novels? For instance, Mary Shelley, Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut and many other authors are remembered for their works because of quality and relevance. Today, many novels have become famous largely due to TV and film adaptations. Do you believe the popular stories of today will be remembered in their initial form or because of their saturation through other forms of media? I was fortunate enough to ask these questions to Red Fez editor and Literary Underground mastermind Lynn Alexander and New York Times Bestselling author of such books as Crank Ellen Hopkins. Here's what they had to say: Saturation: A Novel's Enemy?Featuring: Ellen Hopkins (Author of Crank) & Lynn Alexander (Full of Crow; Fashion for Collapse Editor) Saturation |
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