Why Is This Good? episode 018: "The Babysitter" by Robert Coover

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In this episode, we discuss “The Babysitter” by Robert Coover. What lessons can we take from such a unique piece that takes so many chances and nevertheless succeeds wildly?
Read the story here: www.yumpu.com/en/document/vie...
Why Is This Good? is a podcast from the Naples Writers' Workshop in which we read successful stories and ask "Why is this good?"
Through our discussion, we hope to discover useful things to say about how fiction works, the craft of writing, and literary art. We try to find lessons for our own writing by closely examining well-written stories, and we hope to share some of those lessons with our audience.
Why is This Good? is produced in Naples, Florida by the Naples Writers' Workshop.
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[@XJiyanxXx]

That's an amazing discussion about the short story. I had similar thoughts about the different storylines as channels which switch like in the story itself the babysitter switches the TV channels. And there is so much more about it to analyse.
You did a great job, thank you✨

[@Angelique_Marie]

Im listening to this cause I was scared of reading it due to a trigger warning from my teacher. I have an exam about it in like 3 hours and you guys are saving my ass! ty, this was so good to listen to!

[@Takua_El_Cronista]

Wtf is trigger warning?