145: “Unaccompanied Sonata” by Orson Scott Card
Feb 01, 2025•23 min
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In this episode, we discuss “Unaccompanied Sonata” by Orson Scott Card. What can we learn from this borderline science fiction story? What can happen when a story establishes a system in which the protagonist exists? Should we read or write with allegorical assumptions?
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