125: “Button, Button” by Richard Matheson
Apr 01, 2024•19 min
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In this episode, we discuss “Button, Button” by Richard Matheson. What can we learn from this deceptively simple story? What does it mean that a story’s ending should be surprising yet inevitable? How do you build up characters and endings around a strong premise? How can speculative elements direct a story?
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