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In the article the author ponders on the possible reason as to why her memoir "Ordinary Hazards" was pulled from a school district in Leander, Texas. Topics include alcoholism, sexual assault and mental illness as the focal points of her memoir, her decision to write her memoir in poetry form and similar books withdrawn by the school district on the reason of having inappropriate content.

The article focuses on themes and characterization in the novels of Bradford Morrow. It mentions about gothic sensibilities in Morrow's works, which focus on subjects like alcoholism, divination, and atomic bomb. Morrow, who is a teacher of literature at the Bard College in new York, believes that the characters in his works are like his children and discusses his interest in creating narratives.