Narrative Surprise Substack by David Meischen | Insights from Sidestack

Narrative Surprise

About the Substack

Readers expect surprise—in fiction, poetry, memoir. Writers strive for the art of surprise.

About David Meischen

A Pushcart honoree, with a personal essay in Pushcart Prize XLII, David Meischen is the author of Nopalito, Texas: Stories and Caliche Road Poems. Anyone’s Son won Best First Book of Poetry from the Texas Institute of Letters in 2020.

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