Archive - The Eleventh Draft

Jul 5 •

February 2025

Macroevolution of Self in 'Severance'

Assessing the Philosophy of TV's Best Current Show

Feb 20 •

Radical Abnormality

The bitter truth, Paola thought as the oak tree rushed toward her, was that to be human wasn’t to have free will or volition or choice, but more…

Feb 2 •

August 2024

At First She Felt Guilty

The range of reactions was part of the beauty.

Aug 25, 2024 •

The Art of the Insult

How the Obamas Were Able to Hit Low from the Higher Ground

Aug 21, 2024 •

September 2023

Survival of the Fittest

The Survival Rate for Everyone Drops to Zero

Sep 20, 2023 •

May 2023

A Butcher with a Smile

Who's the Worst Character on 'Succession?'

May 26, 2023 •

March 2023

Something broke finally when he came upon three men shooting at a dog they’d corned between buildings on the north-side of town.

Mar 19, 2023 •

December 2022

Give Her the Novel

(A Response to Joan Didion)

Dec 29, 2022 •

July 2019

Abortion Fights are About Fear

‪It’s an absurd supposition, i.e.

Jul 12, 2019 •

Tempting Indictment by Association

When one sets out to imagine the most despicable acts a person might be capable of effecting upon another person, any number of gut-churning fantasies…

Jul 9, 2019 •

April 2019

After he retired, he continued to leave the house every morning at 8am and every evening at 5pm, promptly, in order to hit rush hour traffic.

Apr 8, 2019 •

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