CRITICAL MASS

Creative Writing and the Virginia Tech Massacre

One of the more disturbing themes to emerge from the shootings last month at Virginia Tech was the potential connection between Seung-Hui Cho's murderous state of mind and the violent writings he produced in creative-writing classes. Were his plays — two of which, Richard McBeef and Mr. Brownstone, are on the Web — a warning sign...

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