The Literature of Boredom
Today I feel like riffing on a topic that’s been on my mind for a while now: how are states of boredom explored through literature? Is boredom, as a concept, worth examining through poetry, short...
View ArticleThe Pale King in the Margins: Peoria and Taxes
From the very beginning of David Foster Wallace’s The Pale King, two plot premises emerge: the novel takes place in Peoria, IL, and the characters work in an IRS office. The two go together because...
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