A MOMENT OF CLARITY FOR EMILY FLAKE: “My ability to provide wry commentary about my own cervix is an asset useful only in a pre-collapsed society…. Once the shit hits the fan, I’ll need somewhere to run… Maybe these bad feelings are signals that it’s time to rethink my approach to other people, and maybe even to life itself, to become more open, more generous, more in tune with nature and less concerned with being a good tube of toothpaste and then making fun of myself for it….”

Plus, from the comments: “I would personally rather be with the people who work at any oil refinery in this country rather than, say, the entire faculty of Harvard University in the event of societal collapse. The refinery people will have the lights and heat on, water to drink, and food on the table while the Harvard people are forming a committee to debate personal pronoun usage.”