The more I delve into my TBR collections of short stories - that are never getting shorter - the more I understand what a special writing art it requires. But also, what a pleasure for the writer may be to create such mini-worlds out of few words.
Diane Williams - that I got to know through the very short story collection How High? -That High reminds me of some painting on a rice grain I´ve admired many springs ago. Who would imagine that on such a limitative surface an entire story can be created, painted...The same with the mini-short stories collected in this book. One page, even less, with an ending that it may actually start the story.
The writing is for the pleasure and the sake of the writing. Thus, there are no canons, limitations or search for conformity. It flows as it comes to mind and there is no need to try to always understand. Writing may be more than the logical chain of facts and words. It can also be the pure pleasure of just reading and just writing.
Although the concise and abstract style reminded me sometimes of Lydia Davis, Diane Williams belongs to a different register, maybe more self-referential and factual. I am sure that I need to delve more into her stories and can´t wait to discover other writings by her.
Rating: 4.5 stars
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