I have come to appreciate Anton Chekhov’s stories more as I move deeper into middle age. Chekhov’s fiction explores the quiet drama in the lives of ordinary people, and the prolific Russian author often concludes his stories without much of a clear-cut resolution, something I found off-putting when I was younger but now, with the benefit of life-experience, recognize as closer to reality than the tidy and clever concluding epiphanies offered by more conventional writers.
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Jefferson Flanders is author of the Cold War thriller Herald Square.
That was really helpful, I’ve got a bit more clear picture of the Short story… thanks for pointing out the delicate details.. 🙂