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In a family, what is not said is often louder than what is. Silence, changed subjects, inside jokes, ritualized behaviors (the way a father pours a drink, the way a mother adjusts a collar)—these are the vocabulary of family. A great family drama storyline will have a character walk into a room and instantly read the weather: something happened . The subtext is the story.

What’s one family dynamic you’ve struggled to write (or live through)? Let me know in the comments. Real Incest