How Great Storytelling Lingers in the Mind
Shirley Jackson's ominous foreboding; thought stickiness; living rent-free in your head; Amanita phalloides, the death-cup mushroom; introspection; meaning
A great writer can create a reading experience so sticky that it embeds itself in your thought, making it difficult to shake off. Great writing sticks in our minds, and pops up in your thoughts for quite a while after you’ve put the book down. This ‘stickiness in …
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