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In this class, students will explore the many facets of fantasy fiction, from heroic fantasy, to contemporary fantasy, to horror. Students will read classic short stories of the genre, with class discussion focusing on structure, content, the use of imagination combined with plausibility, and how these qualities apply to the student’s own writing.