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The evolution of shadows

The evolution of shadows

A woman leaves her husband and goes to Bosnia to search for her missing ex-lover.

2009

Jason Quinn Malott

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Jun 26

The Patriarchy Retards Us

I know we’re not supposed to use the R-word anymore. Its “off-label” use as a pejorative has made it offensive even though the verb form…

The Patriarchy Retards Us

Jason Quinn Malott

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Jan 8, 2025

Our De-civilization Started Long Before the Adjuster

I’ve always hated the words “fiduciary responsibility,” or its more appropriate version “fiduciary duty,” especially considering the…

Our De-civilization Started Long Before the Adjuster

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Oct 12, 2024

Straight Men Don’t Read Fiction

Straight Men Don’t Read Fiction

Jason Quinn Malott

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Aug 13, 2023

My Student Loan Story, and Some Fun Facts to Put It All In Perspective

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Feb 18, 2023

My Problem With Finding Comp Titles

Recently, I’ve been trying to find a small publisher for my latest novel, The Poisoned Moon, which is about two men who meet a near perfect…

My Problem With Finding Comp Titles

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Nov 2, 2022

Our Idiot Brother: The Antithesis of Toxic Masculinity

I don’t recall why I didn’t watch Our Idiot Brother when it was released in 2011. Maybe I was afraid it would be what I’ve come to call…

Our Idiot Brother: The Antithesis of Toxic Masculinity

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May 29, 2021

Well, the mass shootings are back, so I guess we’re returning to normal in America.

Over the years, our rationalizations about how and why these things happen have changed. I’ve heard people blame job losses, bullying…

Well, the mass shootings are back, so I guess we’re returning to normal in America.

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Apr 3, 2021

Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t: Hemingway and Toxic Masculinity

When I was an undergrad at K-State in the early Nineties, it was already fashionable to blast Ernest Hemingway for being an overly macho…

Hemingway with sons Patrick and Gregory and kittens. From the Ernest Hemingway Photograph collection: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

Jason Quinn Malott

Jason Quinn Malott

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Writer, former podcast host, abyss watcher. I write novels, personal essays, and sometimes poetry. https://www.jquinnmalott.com

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