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ListJul 1, 2026

Loser Canon

From this conversation https://www.lit.salon/reviews/OL3511459W/W6v40kxhYkUgCkaxkNIO/high-watermark-for-loser-fiction#comment-717233f5-c48e-45fc-bf9b-5853c7e126e6 Please suggest some more

@anacaNo Longer Human

ListJun 15, 2026

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QuoteFeb 26, 2026

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The weak fear happiness itself. They can harm themselves on cotton wool. Sometimes they are wounded even by happiness.

@roseNo Longer Human

QuoteFeb 25, 2026

People also commonly speak of the 'wound of a guilty conscience.' In my case, the wound appeared of itself when I was an infant, and with the passage of time, far from healing it has grown only the deeper, until now it has reached the bone. The agonies I have…

@roseNo Longer Human

ReviewSep 18, 2024

A Suicide Note Like No Other

Written just before Osamu Dazai killed himself, No Longer Human is distinctly heart-breaking and disturbing. Considered (among other things) his masterpiece and a suicide note, No Longer Human is about a man who finds it difficult to relate to anyone or anyth…

@annaNo Longer Human

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