The Short Story Workshop
Each week we read aloud a short story - sometimes we've written it ourselves, and sometimes it's from one of our favourite classic authors. Then we discuss our thoughts and give some critical analysis to help us (and you) become better writers. Music credits: s1 - www.purple-planet.com and s2 - The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
The Short Story Workshop
The Bottle Imp - Robert Louis Stevenson
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Matt
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Season 3
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Episode 16
Keawe buys a bottle with an imp inside who grants as many wishes as you like. You can only sell the bottle for less than you bought it. If you possess it on your death, you will go to hell.
We discuss story stakes, consider if the imp checks the exchange rate and explain the Bottle Imp Paradox, named after this story.