I once asked a musically knowledgeable friend what he thought the modern equivalent to classical music would be. His reply was movie soundtracks: "After all, Operas were just the movies of the day back then..."
Dickens wrote _Great Expectations_ originally in serial form. There's no rule stating that short story, column, or even serial writing is not as valid an art form as the novel or epic poem. Gruber seems to get this (and, as you point out, he really is one of the better bloggers in terms of form).
Dickens wrote _Great Expectations_ originally in serial form. There's no rule stating that short story, column, or even serial writing is not as valid an art form as the novel or epic poem. Gruber seems to get this (and, as you point out, he really is one of the better bloggers in terms of form).