Short Story Look In — Great Rock and Roll Pauses by Jennifer Egan
Hi there. I’m a creative writer focusing on writing a collection of short stories. I’m reading and looking into different stories as part of that mission.
Each week I’ll craft a brief article about a short story I enjoy, looking at three elements that writers can apply to new writing.
The Great Rock and Roll Pauses by Jennifer Egan
Synopsis: A teenager explores her family’s behaviour and the meanings behind their actions on a PowerPoint slide.
Story Home: A Visit From The Good Squad — or here on the author’s website.
The Writer
Jennifer Egan is an award-winning short story writer and novelist. Her novel/short story collection, A Visit From the Good Squad, scooped the Pulitzer Prize in 2011. She’s just released a follow up to this, The Candy House, so you can find a lot of interview content online. Here’s a writerly chat about her process and a later interview specifically about her follow up novel.
For those reluctant to say goodbye to a short story character, Jennifer’s work offers hope that they don’t have to be tucked away after just one story.
1. The Character and POV
