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“But if a character — like Emily — has tap water to drink and Go-Gurt in the food closet, then the story becomes about the less obvious needs she might have. We always wants something, even if we seem to have everything, and if you can find what it is that’s missing, you may have found a story.” —Alison Espach
(via Flavorwire » The Future of American Fiction: An Interview with Alison Espach)

“But if a character — like Emily — has tap water to drink and Go-Gurt in the food closet, then the story becomes about the less obvious needs she might have. We always wants something, even if we seem to have everything, and if you can find what it is that’s missing, you may have found a story.”
—Alison Espach

(via Flavorwire » The Future of American Fiction: An Interview with Alison Espach)

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