“Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: On Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat"

Reminder that Brad Pearce and I will be back to discuss Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” this afternoon. Join us at 4:30 PM ET at: You can also find us on X, @mtaibbi or @waywardrabbler. See you soon! Reminder that Brad Pearce and I will be back to discuss Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” this afternoon. Join us at 4:30 PM ET at: You can also find us on X, @mtaibbi or @waywardrabbler. See you soon! The "omnibus" thing is the 100-yo-equivalent of modern people seeing you dying, and pulling their cell phones and filming this remarkable spectacle. I think Matt touched on what makes modern storytelling: You START with the shocking incident, and work backwards, psycholigically, from the climactic incident. You back-trace the journey of each of the participants back through the last 24-48-72 hours.