Against Cleverness
by Brad Felver
Depicting inarticulate speech patterns in fiction should be easy, right? Somehow, it isn’t—but it’s necessary, because humans are generally an inarticulate bunch.
Brad Felver’s fiction and essays have recently appeared in One Story, the Beloit Fiction Journal, the Minnesota Review, Ascent, and Atticus Review, among other places. He lives with his wife in northern Ohio, where he teaches at Bowling Green State University.
Depicting inarticulate speech patterns in fiction should be easy, right? Somehow, it isn’t—but it’s necessary, because humans are generally an inarticulate bunch.
Depicting inarticulate speech patterns in fiction should be easy, right? Somehow, it isn’t—but it’s necessary, because humans are generally an inarticulate bunch.
