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Apr 29, 2026
Stephen, this thing’s editor, has circulated an open challenge for a while now: Bulking, or getting really muscular, doesn’t make sense for anybody with a full...
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Jan 20, 2026
A quick note on how I chopped and packed this sausage: I could not for the life of me figure out how to write about this book. I started with comparisons to other books and myths,...
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Jan 15, 2026
Ruyan Meng’s second novel, The Morgue Keeper, follows the exhausted, ultraresilient Qing Yuan, a morgue attendant in Mao’s China who runs afoul of the vengeful state...
Apr 29, 2026Stephen, this thing’s editor, has circulated an open challenge for a while now: Bulking, or getting really muscular, doesn’t make sense for anybody with a full...
Jan 20, 2026A quick note on how I chopped and packed this sausage: I could not for the life of me figure out how to write about this book. I started with comparisons to other books and myths,...
Jan 15, 2026Ruyan Meng’s second novel, The Morgue Keeper, follows the exhausted, ultraresilient Qing Yuan, a morgue attendant in Mao’s China who runs afoul of the vengeful state...