why are so many published short stories about manpain
#in the span of three stories#i read one about a man becoming obsessed with the quote-unquote beautiful death of a girl he witnessed committing suicide#a man who installs a happy chip in his brain because his wife is depressed or something#and one about a man who ignores his wife -- who's just been in labor mind you -- to sing to his premie baby#i just don't get it#who the hell is reading these stories#well#i guess i am#but it's getting to the point where if i see a male author's name#i'm skipping the story#because apparently the latest crop of male writers thinks that women only exist to channel their Important Emotions#*rolls eyes*#nothing new i guess#still