Halpern seems to be talking about embracing the faults in narrative instead of trying to avoid them. On page 57 at the start of the second paragraph he writes "Though the fault might be the site of contradiction's potential legibility, it's also where forces of social containment and domestication lie in wait." This implies there can be more meaning in a fault that may not be appreciated by orderly views. Faults seem to reveal a lack of credibility in narrative. Perhaps that credibility is not necessary for narrative.
Later Halpern writes in the same paragraph "By committing the fault, narrative would risk genre." It doesn't seem like risking the genre is a negative thing to him, but perhaps an avenue that should be explored. "Genre as institution may be disrupted and another way opened." Opening genre seems to invite faults and their impact on narrative. I think the take away point is not to conceal faults in narrative because it makes for an open text.
Great posts here the past few weeks, well done! Keep thinking about the Halpern and narrative from the essays, some of it is complex but intriguing to think about in terms of one's own narrative writing. Nice work here, keep going!
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