Dynamo
essay organization
MEET OLGA
1. Meeting Olga, part 1
2. Meeting Olga, part 2
3. Meeting Olga, part 3
OLGA'S STORY
4. Writing, a history
5. Dynamo, first draft
6. Dynamo, second draft
7. Dynamo, the short story
8. Dynamo, the future
THE LARGER DYNAMO UNIVERSE
9. Olga's family
10. Grandfather (& his diaries)
11. David
12. David's mother
13. David's extended family
14. Sam and Ali
15. Javier
16. Toni
17. The Monster
DYNAMO AND JERSEY
(each of these topics are multi-parters)
18. Hamilton
19. Newark
20. Jersey City
20.5 the Meadowlands
21. Metropark/Iselin, Green St/Oak Tree Rd
22. A practical list of love motels
23. Anatomy of a decent diner
THE OMEGA WOMAN
24. Olga Omega
25. A Subaltern Creature?
26. Sexual politics and the poorer woman
27. Cross-generational female relationships in Dynamo
28. Self-loathing and gender identity
29. (Emotional) Dysmorphia
ON EXILE
30. The Gulag, part 1
31. The Gulag, part 2
32. The Gulag, part 3
33. Monster Redux (olga's relationship with Natalya)
34. Exile and alienation
ON LOVE
35. Olga and David
36. Olga and Javier
37. Olga and her Grandfather
MECHANICS
38. How does contract delivery work?
39. How does one burn down a diner?
ON VOICE
40. Argument for 1st person
41. Argument for 2nd person
42. Argument for 3rd person (ltd)
43. Evolution of Olga's voice & vocabulary part 1
44. Evolution of Olga's voice & vocabulary part 2
ON WRITING
45. the Story of (Prof) O.
46. Regaining my confidence
47. Sex and writing
48. Method Writing (on character immersion)
49. A case against the mainstream
50. Where do I go from here?
