From Harper’s Weekly Review:<\/p>\n
In Oregon, the trial of Nancy Crampton Brophy, a woman charged with murdering her husband after self-publishing an essay titled \u201cHow to Murder Your Husband,\u201d began.<\/em><\/p>\n Years ago, when I lived in an old building with no insulation, I had an upstairs neighbor who was psychotic and made a shocking amount of noise during his more hostile breaks. Before things quieted down — he was removed from the apartment in a straight-jacket — I wrote a short story plotting a wild variety of modi.<\/em> It’s called, “I’m Going To Kill My Neighbor.”<\/p>\n I didn’t kill him. Which is why I’m sitting here at my computer on a bright, sunny New York day, telling you about this, instead of teaching a course in satirical writing at Bedford Hills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Oregon, the trial of Nancy Crampton Brophy, a woman charged with murdering her husband after self-publishing an essay titled \u201cHow to Murder Your Husband,\u201d began. Years ago, when I lived in an old building with … Continue reading