Today’s work book was for kids. Gayle at Everyday I Write the Book has a post up about AM Homes that I largely agree with. Great characters, complex situations, but ultimately soulless. I remember this being a trend about 10 years ago, epitomized in Homes’s books and Todd Solondz’s film Happiness. I believe art should explore the dark sides of human nature, but there has to be a purpose–a story worth telling. On a related note, House Next Door has a fantabulous dialogue between Matt…

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