EP 38: Writing Short Stories (3) - "The Shave" by Fortunus Games

<p>PODCAST TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nuts_writing</p> <p>PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutsboltswriting.podcast/</p> <p>Listen to our podcast on Anchor (links to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.): https://anchor.fm/fortunus-games</p> <p>In this episode, Helevorn and Fortunus talk about Fortunus' unpublished short story, "The Shave," which is a short story told from the point of view of Raisa Abramov, Sam’s mother.&nbsp;</p> <p>The plot trigger, so to speak, is the fact that: “Levka (her husband Lev, a term of endearment) had decided to obscure his face with a beard of Biblical proportions”. The beard is the symbol that the story revolves around.&nbsp;</p> <p>We get to hear Raisa’s voice, her views on America and their immigration and her perspective on the conflict/ divergence of opinion between Sam and Lev.</p> <p>We cover the following topics/questions (and more):&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>How do you recent writings different from your old ones (Basmachi and Blue Star)?</li> <li>How did this story came to be?</li> <li>What can you tell us about the structure? How does it differ from other recent &nbsp;short-stories of yours?</li> <li>What are Raisa’s views on immigration?</li> <li>The story talks about the beginnings of her relationship with Lev. What did she like about Lev and what does she still like?</li> <li>How do young Lev and Sam compare? How has Lev changed, how did he get from being revolutionary to being someone who pushes on his son a generic middle-class life?&nbsp;</li> <li>What’s Raisa’s position in Lev and Sam divergence of opinions?</li> <li>Ardalion makes an appearance. Can you tell us more about Ardalion and how he interacts with Raisa?</li> <li>How does Raisa’s voice compare to Sam’s?</li> </ul> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fortunus-games/message