COVID, institutionalization, coming out, and Kurtz and Marlowe's relationship in Heart of Darkness are among many of the topics that Ollie Shane discusses in "Notes From the Void." Like in "Brute" by Emily Skaja, and fellow Wild Ink writer Johnny Francis Wolf's "Men Unlike Others", honesty and a painstakingly observant view of their subjects is what guides them through the work. Come for the transparency about mental health; stay for the numerous literary references.