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Alan Bray
Nov 9, 20234 min read
You Looking At Me?
Last time, we looked at the (long) opening scene of William Trevor’s A Bit On the Side. Let’s continue. Onward! A key element to the...
Alan Bray
Nov 2, 20236 min read
A Bit On The Side
This week, the adventure continues with William Trevor’s 2004 short story A Bit On the Side, published as part of the story collection of...
Alan Bray
Jul 20, 20234 min read
You Have To Go Back To Go Forward
What we have been shown in William Trevor’s melancholy After Rain is that Harriet, the protagonist, has an epiphany while coming out of...
Alan Bray
Jul 13, 20235 min read
Baby The Rain Must Fall
This week, let’s continue looking at After Rain by William Trevor. During the first scene that shows the protagonist, Harriet, having...
Alan Bray
Jul 6, 20235 min read
After Rain
This week, after two abstract pieces about re-reading and time, let’s return to a writing example, William Trevor’s short story After...