I've read much of Flannery. Two stories I regularly used in my creative writing classes were "Good Country People" and "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" because so widely anthologized. I think every writer should at some point read _Mystery and Manners_. I have saved many quotes from that book.
Thanks, Mary. Yes, M&M a profound influence. Will explore more. Fascinated to hear your sense of how her stories landed. I suspect those trying to learn fiction writing might be more sympathetic, attentive and patient than modern readers.
I've read much of Flannery. Two stories I regularly used in my creative writing classes were "Good Country People" and "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" because so widely anthologized. I think every writer should at some point read _Mystery and Manners_. I have saved many quotes from that book.
Thanks, Mary. Yes, M&M a profound influence. Will explore more. Fascinated to hear your sense of how her stories landed. I suspect those trying to learn fiction writing might be more sympathetic, attentive and patient than modern readers.