What we do when we don't Write

How I tried to fix the short story 'Heaven is Boring'

27 min · 1. juni 2025
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Read the story 'Heaven is Boring - An analysis of fantasy without conflict' on my website simonvanlaak.de [https://simonvanlaak.de] or on substack. My recommendation for this week is “Duet for Two Coughs” by Leopoldo Alas, 'Clarin' from "The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories" edited by Margaret Jull Costa. Send me your writing or recommend me a short story to talk about next week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simonvanlaak.substack.com [https://simonvanlaak.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

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