Fiction Unreliable Narrators in Adventure Fiction From Tarzan to Frankenstein, classic adventure fiction opens by confessing its sources are bad. Why the frame narrative persuades readers, what it actually delivers, and why the same device now runs half the internet...
Fiction Writing Lessons from Through the Looking-Glass A close reading of the first chapter of Through the Looking-Glass: how Carroll builds a fantasy from a blind spot, what 'Let's pretend' reveals about how fiction works, and why the White King's pencil is the best account of drafting ever written...
Fiction Rereading Alice in Wonderland as an Adult A close reading of the first chapter of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: why Carroll slows the fall, how he treats curiosity without punishment, and the jokes about rules and education that only land on a second reading...
