Question of plausibility in Small Rain.

[David Morris]

--- William Zantzinger <williamzantzinger at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- MalignD at aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > It sounds then, that not knowing about a hurricane a full day after it 
destroyed a town would be unlikely. 
> 
> > Storms can come on quickly, certainly.  I just doubt the total ignorance so
nearby, a day after.  Still seems to me implausible.
> 
> I guess, but implausible events in reality can be good material for fictions.
Besides, it's a fairy tale not a newspaper story.

Of Course it's a fairy tale, but that is what MalignD was getting at.  Still
people are always amazed at how "real" are his fairy tales, and this one comes
very close to real.  It's close enough to deserve attention as wanting to be
considered plausible.  Unlike Joyce, he relied on a tour guide.

David Morris

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