Reflections on Craft: Using Specific Details to Draw Readers into a Story

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By Gayleen Rabakukk

Earlier this year I had an experience that made me reflect deeply on perspective and details. My husband and I attended a Jon Batiste concert. We got the tickets we could afford – high in the balcony – months before the actual event, so far in advance that we nearly forgot about it. But ...