The readings this week conveyed a wide range of emotions in me from bafflement and amusement to sadness and even a sense of discomfort at some of the latter stories. All in all each story had its own distinctive flavor and sense of taste to it.
The first story Twelve Twitter Stories certainly had a unique vocal flavor to it and while it did give me some tonal whiplash it was an interesting piece that used the character limit of Twitter to tell several unique, creative, and disconnected stories. It was very messy story but I enjoyed it for that messiness. And enjoyed the general weirdness and oddities.
The second story was an excerpt of I Want to Kick You in the Back which was about a very lonely main character who felt isolated once she entered High School from her former friend. She resonates with me personally as a character because I was often similarly lonely in high school and while her actions were not something I would choose to do I can understand that loneliness however.
The third story was an excerpt from People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice which is about a fictional universities Plushie club in which its members talk to stuff animals to vent their problems and concerns. Honestly this sounds very calming to me and like something that would genuinely make me feel better about life.
The next story The Hole was the hardest for me to understand and process but I did pick up a lot of loneliness imagery common in the other stories from this week and left this story with a general sense of pity and unhappiness common with the other main characters.
The las story was The Hunchback which was similar in themes of loneliness and general isolation and portrayed how a disabled individual is often isolated in the world we currently live in.
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