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Introduction: Conjuring All the Old Ghosts 1
Tell Me Where It Hurts Steve Almond 6
Inside "Tell Me Where It Hurts": Writing What Matters 16
Writing Exercise 20
Tiger Mending Aimee Bender 21
Inside "Tiger Mending": One Question Leads to Another 29
Writing Exercise 31
A Tulip's Tale Kate Bernheimer 33
Inside "A Tulip's Tale": Lead With Your Obsessions 38
Writing Exercise 40
The Littlest Hitler Ryan Boudinot 42
Inside "The Littlest Hitler": From Preparation to Evaluation 50
Writing Exercise 53
Immersion Judy Budnitz 54
Inside "Immersion": Word Games 67
Writing Exercise 71
Prodigal Dan Chaon 73
Inside "Prodigal": The Fictional Essay 84
Writing Exercise 88
The Apology Brock Clarke 90
Inside "The Apology": Starting With an Image 101
Writing Exercise 103
Janice the Mantis Michael Czyzniejewski 104
Inside "Janice the Mantis": Creating Conflict From Character 116
Writing Exercise 118
Field Trips Stuart Dybek 120
Inside "Field Trips": 'Like This Really Happened' 125
Writing Exercise 128
The Spirit of St. Louis Michael Martone 129
Inside "The Spirit of St. Louis": Beginning With an End 133
Writing Exercise 136
Here on Earth Antonya Nelson 138
Inside "Here on Earth": Dividing the Self 145
Writing Exercise 148
Pampkin's Lament Peter Orner 149
Inside "Pampkin's Lament": The Loser Hero 155
Writing Exercise 157
Sex Devil Jack Pendarvis 158
Inside "Sex Devil": Using the Dark 161
Writing Exercise 164
Refresh, Refresh Benjamin Percy 165
Inside "Refresh, Refresh": Showing Creative Restraint 180
Writing Exercise 182
Departure Andrew Porter 184
Inside"Departure": Mining a Setting for Emotion 197
Writing Exercise 201
Especially Roosevelt Chad Simpson 202
Inside "Especially Roosevelt": Uncovering Meaning in an Anecdote 213
Writing Exercise 218
Voted Most Likely George Singleton 220
Inside "Voted Most Likely": Our Never-Dry Well 233
Writing Exercise 236
Otis Is Resurrected Brady Udall 237
Inside "Otis Is Resurrected": The Core of Longing 248
Writing Exercise 252
To the Good People of Mars Laura Van Den Berg 254
Inside "To the Good People of Mars": Experimenting With Language 258
Writing Exercise 261
Youth Group Ryan Van Meter 263
Inside "Youth Group": Surrendering to Memory 276
Writing Exercise 280
Notes: About the Contributors 282
Index 287
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Jeff Hans
reviewed You Must Be This Tall to Ride: Contemporary Writers Take You Inside The Story on May 29, 2009 You Must Be This Tall to Ride: Contemporary Writers Take You Inside The Story
The stories in this collection are excellent, and I recommend it highly for readers in general. But I particularly recommend this for teachers in the fiction writing classroom. Each story comes with an essay from the writers on the creation of the story and an exercise to spur the reader into their own writing. Even the overall design of the book is inviting and accessible. Next time I teach a beginning or intermediate fiction writing class, I am definitely going to use this book as a course text.
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