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Ian A Holcomb
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“Master and Man” by Tolstoy was today’s short story. It felt weird reading it in one sitting instead of a handful of pages a day for a year. It has all of Tolstoy’s complete understanding of human nature.
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Reading and discussing the first short story was like a gift from a generous writer.
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Ian A Holcomb
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Today’s short story was “The Darling” by Anton Chekhov. This story was about a woman’s tendency to lose herself every time she falls in love with someone, and each time we see her a bit differently.
— Mar 22, 2026 09:31AM
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Ian A Holcomb
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Today’s story for analysis was “The Singers” by Ivan Turgenev. What would have felt like a mediocre story became much more illuminating with the author’s analysis.
— Mar 21, 2026 11:14AM
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