question: Marsh critiqued a short story of mine this week and said an interesting thing that I will probably get wrong in paraphrasing . She said that it was the first time a story of mine rang with the same compelling authority ( artistically ) that she sees in some of my non - fiction . Those were n't her exact words , and she acknowledged she could n't quite put into words what she meant . I responded that when I 'd written the piece , I 'd felt a much stronger ability ( than I 'd felt before in writing ) to just include what was important and omit what was n't important . " But you had decided what was important .
Q: What may be a fact about the speaker ?

answer: They are getting better at writing fiction stories .

question: I ' ve only spoken to him two or three times since he left , so either he 's having a great time or they wo n't let him use the phone in the Mexican prison .
Q: What may happen if the friend does not reach out soon ?

answer: The narrator will send out a request for an update on their friend .

question: In reality , it was sand . Sand used to make the finest glass . After the war , the Barcid king had ordered that no glass was to be given to outsiders at any cost . Thus , over the years , glass had become scarce and the process of glass making lost to the world .
Q: What may happen if the King does n't allow outsiders to have glass after the war .

answer:
Glass will become scarce to everyone