Workshop Wednesday middle school writing group wrapped up its Winter term last week. We learned a lot about the craft of writing by examining short stories and excerpts by several amazing writers.
Whether you read these stories from the standpoint of an appreciative reader or a studying writer, we hope you’ll enjoy the linked list below, organized according to the attributes our group examined in each of them. Happy Reading!
Multi Faceted Characters:
“The Moustache” by Robert Cormier
“What you Pawn, I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexi
“Sorry, Wrong Number” by Allan Ullman Featured in McSweeney’s Issue 45 (Mcsweeney’s Quarterly Concern)
Great Beginnings:
Hitchcock and Bradbury Fistfight in Heaven (Mcsweeney’s Quarterly Concern)
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Show vs. Tell:
A Home At the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
Character Transformation:
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
“Powder” a short story by Tobias Wolff
Emotionally Stirring Stories:
Creating Emotion in the Reader, Article by Fiction Editor Beth Hill
“Balloon Girl” by Angela Fountas (Quick Fiction Issue 11)
Salmon House Writers Workshop 