/lit/ - Literature

>>15172908

>>14288194
I can't believe it - belief it breaks - should I respond - it would not be unseemly? - yet no! - how could any write such as he - joyce? - no stream there - all dried - died - how can one die as did he - not at all - remain here - unforgotten - oh! - the conscious - they don't seem to have one - can that be - what must they be - like - manly - not at all - wojacks - despicable - like gays - probably the same actually - can't imagine what that would - well i could - DONT - ah stop - happythoughtshappythoughtshappythoughts - winter 2004 - good time - oh - father was alive then - he'd be better off that way - is - losing conscious - shame

>>14226667

>High schools should stop assigning classic literature and start assigning modern teenager literature. Not only will this probably encourage more casual reading, but it’ll also be easier for teens to spot complex messages because the stories are actually intended for them.

ITT: sellouts

Is writing a book based off song lyrics plagiarism?

>>12724223
The rabble want to "hold their baby," and this makes them feel "good," as if they've done something at once desirable and morally positive. The child-stimulus tricks them into thinking they're fulfilling their biological imperative. The attempt to rear deeply suffering abominations who would ask for death if they could formulate an abstract thought just shows most people for what they are: myopic, peasant-coarse, and cruel.

>>12634488
What garbage did you eat growing up for your brain to turn out like this?

>>12624245
cringe

what are some good short stories to read? alternatively, who are the best short story authors? possibly some that i can easily find online?

>>12107515
Don’t be contrarians you pseuds. This man, along with a few others, literally created modern day American Mythology. I’m not sure you realize the significance of his creations but give it another 15-20 years and you will. You were lucky enough to see a modern day Homer and yet refuse to acknowledge the man’s brilliance.

>>12099040
Rent
Bills
Overdue

how do you write about true suffering when you have not experienced the same level of suffering yourself? it just seems difficult to me