Atavists: Stories GameLit & LitRPG who have no interest in

who have no interest in a world where they enjoy less power

argues that the reawakening of measles and the subsequent coronavirus pandemic are bellwethers of forgotten knowledge--indicators of decaying trust in science and an underfunded public health infrastructure

from brutal murders to the heartbreaking consequences of impaired driving

and plenty of bad-boy behavior

Robbie is learning not just the rules

Atavists: Stories GameLit & LitRPG who have no interest inThe word atavism, coined by a botanist and popularized by a criminologist, refers to the resurfacing of a primitive evolutionary trait or urge in a modern being. This inventive collection from Lydia Millet offers overlapping tales of urges ranging from rage to jealousy to yearning a fluent triumph of storytelling, rich in ideas and emotions both petty and grand. The titular atavists include an underachieving, bewildered young bartender; a middle aged