It Was Just Some Summer Slippage: Let’s Overanalyze “Mission Viejo” By Lifter Puller

Craig Finn is an absolute genius at capturing the complexities and contradictions of hardcore addiction

Like a lot of nonfiction writers, I wish I could write fiction but think that my abortive attempts at doing so have been fairly embarrassing. I probably lack What It Takes and plan on leaving it to the pros. Perhaps because I struggle to write even a birthday card in fewer than 2,500 words, I’m particularly impressed by writers who can pull off storytel…