"The Noble Rot," by Nick Antosca In McSweeney's Quarterly Concern 71: The Monstrous and the Terrible (guest-edited by Brian Evenson, purchase here), October 17th, 2023 Several thousand words? Satisfyingly creepy and horrific from the get-go. The fat… Read on blog or Reader lookihaveopinions Read on blog or Reader Short story or possibly novelette: "The Noble Rot" look i have opinions March 8 "The Noble Rot," by Nick Antosca In McSweeney's Quarterly Concern 71: The Monstrous and the Terrible (guest-edited by Brian Evenson, purchase here), October 17th, 2023 Several thousand words? Satisfyingly creepy and horrific from the get-go. The father's choice is hard to forgive but I sort of get it. He is given a state of creative and professional ecstasy---as a distraction. The mother's choice is arguably even worse, although much more sympathetic and understandable: She protects her child in the only way she can. I like how the point of view shifts to an outsider in the last section, the ironic contrast between what he thinks has happened and what actually happened. Like

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