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It was a short story that George Saunders read in a literary journal at the Chicago Public Library. He found it impactful because of its connection to his own lived experience and found that it spurred him to develop his own style of writing.
Then he came across a short story called Hot Ice by a Chicago author named Stuart Dybeck.
— Episode: What Gave You That Idea
Episode: What Gave You That Idea
It was a short story that George Saunders read in a literary journal at the Chicago Public Library. He found it impactful because of its connection to his own lived experience and found that it spurred him to develop his own style of writing.
Then he came across a short story called Hot Ice by a Chicago author named Stuart Dybeck.
It was the first time I'd ever had the experience of reading a work of literature that was set in a physical place and time that I knew.