Isn’tthetrajectoryofasharedlifedeterminedinadvance?Getmarried,havekids,belikeeveryoneelse…AccordingtoDietrichBrüggemann,whocompetedinVarysixyearsago,30-somethingsconceivablyhaveitall,yettheyfailintheirattemptstoachievetheirsetideals.Nödeliversacritiqueofcontemporaryvalues,whilealsohighlightin...
“Extraordinary” is set in a world where everyone develops a power on their 18th birthday… everyone, that is, except for Jen. She’s turning 25 and is still waiting to get hers. She’s not even fussy about what that could be: super speed? Laser eyes? The ability to plug in a USB the right way e...
Just before Christmas, Lee Leander is caught shoplifting. It is her third offense. She is prosecuted by John Sargent. He postpones the trial because it is hard to get a conviction at Christmas time. But he feels sorry for her and arranges for her bail, and ends up taking her home to his moth...