Imaginary Countries

[Stefanie Levine Cohen]

My mind is racing with bits and pieces of scattered ideas since reading this-thank you so much for your generosity! I would love to take this class if you offer it on line. The concept that our present had become more fantastical than our imagined futures - it’s terrifying in its truth.

[Michelle Kuo]

I wish I could take your class!!!! It sounds so awesome.

[Alexander Chee]

Maybe I’ll offer a version of it online

[Molly Templeton]

I hope you do! This post alone is so generous, but I'm greedy and also want a whole class of it. :)

[Mitchell]

Yesss

[Alexander Chee]

Thank you!

[Jacquelyn Coffee]

Hey Alex, Love your stuff -- I'll never forget your essay about how you turned a garbage strewn pit of a back yard into a rose garden. Just reading you is a Master Class! I'd sign up immediately for any class you offered. Please let us know here on Querent when that becomes available.

Best regards, Jackie in Astoria Queens

[helen :-)]

What Cannot Be Taken Back has probably changed my life. Thank you!

[Alexander Chee]

My pleasure!

[april]

This is so great and I’m so inspired! Greedily adding everything to my reading list!

[Alexander Chee]

Thank you. It’s been fun to teach and think about.

[Alice Elliott Dark]

This is a great course! I love seeing all of these great books and short stories in one place and speaking to each other in this way.

Thanks so much for sharing this .

[Alexander Chee]

Oh thanks so much Alice.

[Takim Williams]

Thanks Alex! Puts words to many of my thoughts on storytelling in general, and speculative fiction in particular.

[Deesha Philyaw]

Thank you, Alexander!

[Alexander Chee]

A pleasure!

[Arabelle Sicardi]

What bounty. Thank you!

[Alexander Chee]

Oh thanks

[Nancy]

Thank you for this post!

[Rasha Refaie]

I need to print this whole post and tape it to my work wall. thank you!! 🙏🏼

[Auzin Ahmadi]

This is amazing - I've bookmarked the book/storu lists for later, and can't wait to get into the prompts. Thank you for this!