The Sextant
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Why Story Has a Grammar
"There's no place like home."
— Dorothy Gale
Every story development class at the AFI Conservatory started with the same question — and the answer changes everything you think you know about how stories work.
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Why Story Has a Grammar
What is Dorothy doing when we first meet her in the narrative? The answer changes everything.
2026.05.27