George Saunders
Another Week Ends: Auden’s Advice, Hospital Chaplains, Good …
1. Today many of us are looking for clarity amidst the fraying strands of daily […]
The Ash Wednesday Immortality Bus
From our archives, the following piece by Ethan Richardson was originally published in 2017 — but […]
On Our Bookshelf (This Time Around)
As summer winds down, here’s what we’ve been reading over here at Mockingbird HQ (and […]
“You Impute Me”: Thoughts on Rude Patients and Kind Teachers
I’m still reflecting on Sarah Condon’s excellent talk at Mockingbird Tyler last week, particularly her […]
Empathy in Sorrow, Freedom in Truth: Lincoln in the Bardo b …
Here’s a look at George Saunders’ new and acclaimed book, Lincoln in the Bardo (appropriately released just […]
Another Week Ends: Immortality, Elixirs of Life, False Prophets, F …
1. Lots of people talking about immortality this week! Wonder why that’s happening! First off, […]
When Life’s Gappers Get Your Goats
A good starting place for reading the stories of George Saunders might not be Tenth of […]
Another Week Ends: John Henryism, Fargo, ISIS, The Modern Mind, an …
1) A trio of articles surfaced recently about the psychological relationships between work ethic and […]
Another Week Ends: Silent Treatment, 1st-World Problems, Rectify & …
1. Under the auspices of “How and Why to Ban the Silent Treatment from Your […]
Short Story Wednesdays: “Winky” by George Saunders
This week we slip into the mind of George Saunders, contemporary and friend to the […]
Another Week Ends: Fairness, The Life of Wiman, Motherly Love, Mal …
1) The Chronicle released a preview last month to Wiman’s newest piece of work, My […]
George Saunders Doesn’t Really Buy the Humanist Verities Any …
I’m not going to pretend that I’ve read a bunch of George Saunders. But I […]
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