January 19, 2023   •   By Ed Luker

Psychoanalysis in a Plague Year

There’s no evading scorn. There’s online access on the boat. No one ever spoke in my family. Do you have tips for me? I enjoy telling you about people. Do you think I’m depressed? We have so much on the table. She’s dumping shit on my head. I need somebody with experience.

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