tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911694606329133582.post3114047488254193121..comments2022-04-09T11:49:58.533-07:00Comments on A Short Read a Day: "Brokeback Mountain" by Annie ProulxUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911694606329133582.post-29065362596546005342013-10-23T09:38:13.804-07:002013-10-23T09:38:13.804-07:00When I read it, I can't help but think of the ...When I read it, I can't help but think of the water skimming I once heard you say that short stories do. There's so much beneath the words. So much hard living. I don't remember the flashback, when Jack discovers his own circumcision, from previous readings--it's so powerful! And telling.Chantal Corcoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01556730288525040995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911694606329133582.post-91879360438940610292013-10-23T05:44:58.772-07:002013-10-23T05:44:58.772-07:00This is easily my favorite short story of all time...This is easily my favorite short story of all time. I used it in my graduate lecture and continue to use it in my undergrad short story course when my students and I talk about character thought. The where and when she uses interiority and the "slow down where it hurts" moments is masterful. Kali VanBaalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162593650140866796noreply@blogger.com