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Apocalypse Meow September 20, 2024
Can’t kill pussy. I wasn’t surprised when I heard the news. Another crazy person trying to kill the former president? Must be Sunday. The paranoia’s in the air, now, and on some level we probably all felt it coming. But I was surprised by how quickly...
A Novel for Dating Defeatists September 18, 2024
Someone I was texting once told me I had “volcel energy” — as in voluntary celibate, as in the stolid aura of a woman who doesn’t bother to fuck. This is a hilarious but horrible thing to hear from a person with whom you’ve been flirting. Shortly aft...
Vivienne September 12, 2024
Vesta Furio is grinding her teeth as she often does in the deep sleep hour before waking. Franz, whom her father named after the artist Franz Kline, sleeps beside her, and the crepuscular sounds emanating from her mouth stir him awake. He leaves the ...
Language and Leonard Michaels September 05, 2024
All that great writing, trapped in mediocre books! —Elif BatumanCatachresis leads to anthropophagy. —David Bentley HartOrdinary people have a right to feel harassed when their language is criticized. We have grammar school for that kind of thing afte...
Men Can Be Cat Ladies Too August 07, 2024
When I adopted my two perfect, mischievous cats, my live-in boyfriend was adamant that they were mine and mine alone. He would never have chosen to get a cat on his own, he said, and so his role would be that of a spectator. He held true to that prom...
