The short story, on the other hand, is the perfect American form. Tobias Wolff americanformhand Change image and share on social
One of the last courses I taught was on the Russian short story, which I love. Tobias Wolff courseloverussian Change image and share on social
Because I don't have to be careful of people's feelings when I teach literature, and I do when I'm teaching writing. Tobias Wolff carefulfeelingliterature Change image and share on social
Everything has to be pulling weight in a short story for it to be really of the first order. Tobias Wolff orderpullshort Change image and share on social
There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off. Tobias Wolff joypullreward Change image and share on social
I believe that the short story is as different a form from the novel as poetry is, and the best stories seem to me to be perhaps closer in spirit to poetry than to novels. Tobias Wolff closeformnovel Change image and share on social
You don't teach information in a writing workshop. Tobias Wolff informationteachworkshop Change image and share on social