The Fatalists
Their duty, as they see it, is not only to serve and protect, but also to reveal the hidden vicissitudes of destiny.
Their duty, as they see it, is not only to serve and protect, but also to reveal the hidden vicissitudes of destiny.
A middle-aged loser-ish writer struggling to shop his shockingly misanthropic third novel falls into a pit of literary despair but discovers that he has a natural talent for online poker.
"I knew I felt released after writing the novel, but I could never quite articulate it. And I think it was that – the shame that many abused people have to face down – I had done it in writing the novel."
The novelty of lodging in the Positively Fifth Street room is somewhat lost on me -- it's just like the last room I was in, only slightly more literary.
Anyone with an email account or a television is aware that the popularity of the game of poker is at an all-time high.
"I think it is extremely interesting to think that, in some cases, vice might be, finally, more redemptive than virtue."