Tag Archives: Trump and Misogyny

The Great Big Terrible Awful Slide

Posted on February 28, 2026 by smaxreisert

Olga Tocarczuk’s novel, The Empusium,”a health resort horror story,” is set in the early twentieth century, in Poland, at a “guesthouse for gentlemen” suffering from tuberculosis. On the surface, the novel possesses qualities of a thriller: mysterious deaths, tension, and … Continue reading →

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Me and My Misanthropy

Posted on January 15, 2025 by smaxreisert

Confession/Admission: I’ve always been a bit of a misanthrope, suspicious of my fellow human beings, and sometimes just downright untrusting and disliking of them. When I completed my required-for-ordination unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in … Continue reading →

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