“The Leftovers” Is Teaching Me Who I Want to Be After Covid

I’ve been watching the Extremely Sad Show for Extremely Sad People for a few months now. I only learned this a few weeks ago, though. At an editorial meeting for the literary magazine where I’m a columnist, someone said she was watching “the extremely sad show for extremely sad people.” Another editor immediately asked, “You […] The post “The Leftovers” Is Teaching Me Who I Want to Be After Covid appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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