David Rutschman Archive
Real-Life Character Development, Or the Challenge Of David Rutschman’s Into Terrible Light
Beyond being engaging or complex characters, the emperors, donkeys, roosters, and everyday humans in David Rutschman’s Into Terrible Light charge readers to acknowledge the tender and fearful aspects of being the ruling animal.
The Best Short Story I Read in a Lit Mag This Week: “Fatherhood” by David Rutschman
How many words does it take to encapsulate a feeling? An experience? A story we looked at two weeks ago, “Love” by Clarice Lispector, spends just under 3,500 words exploring its title, where Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom takes well over 500 pages plumbing its own. While “Fatherhood” by David Rutschman