We discuss:
Why is Asian American literature boring?
Can any culture or ideology survive contact with liberalism?
Do MFA programs filter out the “crazy” people who make the best writers?
Are Europeans better writers, and if so, why?
Is literary fiction dying, or just shrinking into a niche “conservatory” art form?
Was it worth it for writers who sacrificed everything and didn’t “make it”?
Does Substack work for serializing fiction, or does it cheapen the work?
Are novelists failing to reckon with how fast AI is changing the world?
Is heroism obsolete now that drones do the fighting?
Will the future split into a genetically/technologically enhanced elite and everyone else?
What is “androgenic fiction” and “new wave fiction” — and who’s writing it?
What was “fratire,” and why can’t it be published anymore?
Is Christ vs. Nietzsche (egalitarianism vs. transhumanism) the next big cultural fault line?
Can the indie Substack lit scene ever produce something truly great, or just modest personal wins?
