There Are Too Many “I”s in Neoliberalism
byI STARTED WATCHING THE GOOD PLACE DURING MY SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE to procrastinate writing my moral philosophy paper — because those are pretty much the same thing, right? I…
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Everything All At Once
byELEANOR AND JANET SIT SIDE-BY-SIDE ON A SIMPLE WOODEN BENCH IN AN IDYLLIC WOOD, sharing a peaceful moment of deep significance – and a pitcher of margaritas. It is a…
800+ Deaths
bySHE WEARS A MATCHING PURPLE VEST-SKIRT COMBO AND A JAUNTY SMILE AND THEY KEEP KILLING HER. Janet is an intelligent entity. “Not a girl,” she keeps having to correct other…
The Good Place is an Impossible Show
byTHE GOOD PLACE IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS “AN UNUSUAL HALF-HOUR OF NETWORK TELEVISION” by one of its featured actors, Marc Evan Jackson. This is a slight understatement. The Good…
I’m Bored
by“I’M BORED.” It used to be annoying when my kids said this. I’d point to their dirty rooms or their musical instruments or ask about their homework. They would roll…
A Girl from Nowhere
byI WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN I REALIZED MY FAMILY’S WAY OF LIVING WAS UNUSUAL. My father, an officer in the U.S. Air Force, routinely took assignments that prompted moves…
24 Words for Kobe
byWe asked writers to send us 24-word stories or poems in response to Kobe Bryant’s significant legacy. Superman isn’t supposed to die, Morris said after the game, and he’s right….
8 Words for Kobe
byWe asked writers to send us 8-word stories or poems in response to Kobe Bryant’s significant legacy. Life in unyielding pursuit, For the love of. Larry Urrego Trash ball Metal…
Acute Rejection of Face Transplant
by“When the weapon is war, you are the target no matter where you aim. Firing on the enemy leads to self annihilation, immolation, or mutilation. War wounds; even if the harm…