Alvin Svitzer

Stories, notes, & conversations for being human.

The Art of Killing Gods

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Jaden spent his whole life trying to get out of the Richmond housing project he grew up in. He makes it as far as Amsterdam before Apollo hits him with a bicycle, heals him, and then declines to let him leave.

Inside that house is a secret his mother took to her grave, and it makes Jaden something the gods should have been more careful about.

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"Jaden's story gives the novel its emotional center. His grief, anger, and search for meaning feel grounded, which helps balance the larger mythological elements."

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Diary of a Soul

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Where personal meets universal. Raw, funny, painful, and powerful stories that shape us.

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Notes on Being Alive

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Writing to keep you company. Notes on the parts of life that don't snugly fit in a caption.

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Mythic Matters

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Stories about the messed-up gods and the people who still listen to them. Every myth is free to read.

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