Vicissitude : Collection of Short Essays, Vol 4

by D.J. Hoskins

The fourth installment in a series of essays, Vicissitude explores six Societal Rants, Work is the Enemy, Relational Nightmares, University Woes, Wielder of the Pen, and Classroom Essays through a satirical lens. Questioning why our society became what it is today, the author analyzes America’s educational caste structure with biting irony, admonishing the parasitic relationship between student and university, the obnoxious tropes of college classrooms in the humanities, and academic professors’ power play with the arbitrary grading scale therein. From defining the role of the ordinary person in society to describing the cage that arrives with artistic mastery and the potential price of success in literature, a veil of stringent pessimism falls to encompass an alternate view of how young men and women interact on the dating market today.

148 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 1, 2023

About the author

A pseudonym for the siblings Davena and Jason—D.J. Hoskins is the author of 23 books and counting. From military sci-fi and introspective essays to contemporary romance and chess endgames, they write across a wide span of genres with the aim to immerse readers into a visual and imaginative literary experience. Military veterans and current university students, they’re striving to make their way in the world.

Author Website: https://djhoskinsbooks.com/