Allie Tagle-Dokus is a writer and high school teacher. She received her BFA in writing, literature and publishing from Emerson College and her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She currently lives in Gardner, Massachusetts.
Tagle-Dokus's new novel is Lucky Girl.
At Electric Lit the author tagged eight titles that reckon with the impacts of cancel culture: seven novels and a play that "ask how we strike the balance between calling out harm and accepting when accountability goes too far." One title on the list:
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpeRead about the other entries on the list at Electric Lit.
After an affair with a college professor leaves her pregnant, penniless, and alone, single mom Margo turns to OnlyFans. It seems a perfect work-from-home solution for her childcare dilemma; Margo can remain anonymous and make enough money to get back on her feet. But she learns that sex alone doesn’t sell. Margo must devise a compelling alt-ego to attract more viewers, so she taps her ex-pro wrestler Dad. As it turns out, the pro-wrestling world and this new frontier of digital sex work both depend on crafting enticing storylines for viewers. Thorpe does a masterful job comparing these two mediums: Both rely on using your body, yet one is celebrated while the other shamed.
--Marshal Zeringue
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