Tag: fiction
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“Our Tragic Universe” & the Fiction of Perfection – The Self-Help Industry Exposed
In Scarlett Thomas’ new novel, Our Tragic Universe, heroine Meg concludes that self-help books succeed by first making us feel bad about ourselves and then giving us the perfect fix. It’s rather like Humpty Dumpty being pushed off a wall and broken so someone can make a fast buck putting him back together again.…
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The Secret Book of John
Anger and The Secret Book of John Short fiction by Debra Moolenaar © 2010 “Tomorrow I shall have to tell them.” Glancing down at my hands, I wince and stuff my wedding ring in my jean’s pocket. After shuffling across the room, I practice silent arpeggios before the well-stoked fire. A week before Christmas…