Share your thing for "small stories" and am always on the lookout for writers who capture pivotal "small" moments and "small" settings. I suppose it IS because they confirm why we're here and that makes them all the more real. Thanks for the insight.
Exactly, Ms. Cedar. The World is worth saving/preserving. Always. I won't read Grimdark fiction because the characters can't change a thing in an evil, tired world. A lot of noir fiction comes close, but that 'one good man' can make a difference. Or at least remove some of the evil from the world. It's also why I can't stand dystopian stories. Anyone who wants to live in such a world, even for a moment in the imagination, really needs to get outside, feel the wind and soil, smell the plants and sea, and just breathe. Getting stuck inside your own head prevents you from seeing the world as it is, a pretty awesome place. 🙂
Good article. The thing about nihilism is that it can't sustain, because humans are hopelessly hopeful. Like a line from (of all places) from an episode of Angel: "If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do. [...] Because, if there is no bigger meaning, then the smallest act of kindness is the greatest thing in the world." Take that nihilism...
Share your thing for "small stories" and am always on the lookout for writers who capture pivotal "small" moments and "small" settings. I suppose it IS because they confirm why we're here and that makes them all the more real. Thanks for the insight.
Exactly, Ms. Cedar. The World is worth saving/preserving. Always. I won't read Grimdark fiction because the characters can't change a thing in an evil, tired world. A lot of noir fiction comes close, but that 'one good man' can make a difference. Or at least remove some of the evil from the world. It's also why I can't stand dystopian stories. Anyone who wants to live in such a world, even for a moment in the imagination, really needs to get outside, feel the wind and soil, smell the plants and sea, and just breathe. Getting stuck inside your own head prevents you from seeing the world as it is, a pretty awesome place. 🙂
I don't mind an occasional Grimdark book; it's the endless "We're Doomed!" mentality that's annoying.
Good article. The thing about nihilism is that it can't sustain, because humans are hopelessly hopeful. Like a line from (of all places) from an episode of Angel: "If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do. [...] Because, if there is no bigger meaning, then the smallest act of kindness is the greatest thing in the world." Take that nihilism...
https://hungstory.substack.com/p/let-me-read-your-first-draftpart-648