on a whim i wrote a 2500 word essay about pangs (the stomach-swooping/chest-aching sensations in response to specific types of angst/hurt in fiction)—why i like them, what i seek out as a reader, and how i approach crafting them in my own writing. it’s up here!

https://www.tumblr.com/vinelark/777856857563873281/a-treatise-on-pangs