Here’s a question for your pondering and midsummer night’s dreaming: What are some story settings that you’ve fallen in love with? And why?
We all know that a story’s setting can have subtle, almost magical effects on the telling of the tale. Sometimes it’s a place I probably would never have imagined–like Hogwarts or the fantasy world in Simon Green’s Once in a Blue Moon (one of my current summer reads). Other times it’s an old familiar place that feels as comfortable as that worn-out model-airplane-contest tee shirt I just can’t get rid of. A good example is Sun Valley, Idaho in Anthony Doerr’s short story The Demilitarized Zone.
So, what story settings have particularly appealed to you, and why? I’m looking forward to reading your answer!
— Pete
