just disgusted by the premise—restocked everyday by the magazines of art, culture, and politics of which I am a regular reader—that the perspective that needs a platform in this moment is that of the thinker cooped-up inside struggling to read and write

have I admired some writing within this new subgenre? yes—it is the volume and the trademark solipsism to which I object

and I& #39;m not saying DON& #39;T WRITE, I& #39;m just saying: consider how what you *publish* participates in establishing the terms and scope of how this moment is being recorded

to be clear: I say this both as someone whose primary challenge right now is being cooped up inside and struggling to read and write AND as a rather solipsistic writer