💎 Diamond Peach 🍑

James and the Giant Peach was one of the earliest stories that had an influence on me. Words are somewhat failing me, but it’s the book’s 60th Anniversary—published in 1961 + 60 years = 2021—and I wanted to post something reflecting on this. Specifically, about what I discovered retreading the book this year because of its 60th Anniversary. My goal was to pick apart how it worked as a story:…