As you read and respond to the two stories from Best American Short Stories, perhaps we should start out by discussing what longer stories can do that flash fictions can't (or vice versa). And then, some other things to think about:
In "Thunderstruck," why are there two sections? How are I and II related to each other? How are they different? Both stories are pretty bleak. What keeps them from being just depressing? Do you find hope in both/either story? Kavitha and Mustapha are juxtaposed in the second story and Wes and Laura are juxtaposed in the first one. How are these strategies different, how similar?
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