Reading Behind the Words: Understanding the Short Story
Utilizing all new material, Winston will teach you the basic elements of the short story including setting, character, plot, conflict and theme. Recognizing the function of these elements adds depth to the story and helps the reader understand the structure and meaning of a short story. Participants will read selected short stories each week and will acquire the skills needed to understand and interpret not the short story but also longer works of fiction.
Workshop dates: March 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2026
Bio
Winston Aarons received his MFA degree from Sarah Lawrence College and is the assistant professor of English at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, where he also directed the university’s Honors Program. At present he teaches contemporary literature and writing workshops at Palm Beach State College.
