Tag Archives: Anton Chekhov

Chekhov’s Checklist

“Chekhov is an incomparable artist, an artist of life.” Leo Tolstoy Leo makes a bold claim here — and an enviable one as well: That Chekhov is loved and admired universally — a writer with timeless appeal. What a goal … Continue reading

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Starting Gate

“A good writer is basically a storyteller, not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind.” Isaac Bashevis Singer Great stories leave the starting gate flying — they have a momentum that carries us forward right away. They plunge us into … Continue reading

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