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Survival of the Fittest
The Survival Rate for Everyone Drops to Zero
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A Butcher with a Smile
Who's the Worst Character on 'Succession?'
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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…
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Give Her the Novel
(A Response to Joan Didion)
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The Saints
Something broke finally when he came upon three men shooting at a dog they’d corned between buildings on the north-side of town.
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She Asks About Work
A Last Conversation
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Macroevolution of Self in 'Severance'
Assessing the Philosophy of TV's Best Current Show
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The Preemptive Life of Ophelia Soderholm
Many stories depend on setting; without a certain setting they cannot be true; the stories become impossible and false in new environments.
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A Long Drive
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.
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The Candidate
Chapter 1
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Abortion Fights are About Fear
‪It’s an absurd supposition, i.e.
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The Art of the Insult
How the Obamas Were Able to Hit Low from the Higher Ground
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