• “The Semplica-Girl Diaries,” by George Saunders

    george saunders has been on the “to read” list for quite some time. i haven’t dug into his books, but in reading the work of art last month, i bumped this into my long-form reading queue.

    this is well worth the 15 minutes or so it takes to savor it. there’s just so much in here that’s spot on. the shame at being poor in america, squandered windfalls, the casual enslavement of others. the tone and the writing sticks with you afterwards.