I can only gesture at what makes a story good.
Some animals are secretive; some are shy. A cat is private.
Looking at a cat, like looking at clouds or stars or the ocean, makes it difficult to believe there is nothing miraculous in this world.
Of mystery there is no end. Of clarity, there is precious little.
There's hardly anywhere in literature where you don't find a triangle.
Stories should be natural as apples, brief as lust, long as a thought.