Leopard, by Wells Tower | The New Yorker

This is the first story I ever remember reading that’s written in the second person. It’s an awesome story, and it’s still what makes me think the second person is best used to make the reader uncomfortable. The only story I’ve ever had published (shameless plug!) was written in the second person, too, so it’s a tense I both love and hate.

I’d highly suggest reading this article, and thinking slowly about what makes this tense so unique and effective.

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