Carol Emshwiller
(Gods and Three Wishes)
Were there any particular
writers or stories that influenced the writing of the story that will
be appearing in Trampoline? If so, how exactly did they influence
the writing of your story?
I
don't think I was influenced by anybody in this story except maybe
so long ago I don't remember. Maybe thirty years ago, my class with
Kenneth Koch.
Is your Trampoline story generally representative of the
sort of story you usually write? To elaborate: is this story a departure
in style or subject matter (or any other sort of departure, for that
matter) for you? If so, what was different or new for you in the writing
of this story? Do you think it is a new direction for your writing,
or simply an experiment?
This story is written in a style I use every now and then when I
get tired of writing more "standard" stories. I think maybe every
third or fourth story comes out like this.
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