I don’t want an author to be my friend. The thing I need most from an author is the opposite of what I want from friends. I need an author to be merciless.

— Asher's Maxim 169

Asher Black

Asher Black is a former literary and review editor who writes, thinks, reads, listens, and is interested in the interior darkness of the soul.

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