Joseph O'Neill on Why a Story Should Be Like a Poem
People conceal shameful deeds and also quietly perform unrecognized good acts; withholding specifics preserves mystery and influences how others perceive moral character.
Service by John Tottenham review comic confessions of a grumpy bookseller
A misanthropic middle-aged bookseller rants in repetitive monologues, embodying stasis, bitterness, failed ambitions, and resentment toward gentrification and trendy customers.
'There is no message': The search for ideological motives in the Minneapolis shooting
The shooter’s motivations appear non-ideological, driven by misanthropy, admiration for mass violence, and desire for notoriety rather than a coherent political belief.