The art & craft of the short story

1. A caveat and a confession.

2. The sea of stories: where stories come from.

3. Beginnings, endings, and the stuff in between.

4. Theme vs. "What my story is about."

5. Characters.

6. Plot vs. story.

7. Form: passionate virtuosity.

8. Spanning the chasm.

9. Point of view.

10. Description and imagery.

11. Rewriting: your second, third, and tenth chances.

Afterword: grains of salt.