haplessness

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Leveraging his benign dad persona, he paints a scathing portrait of our culture post-pandemic that makes you laugh at our cruelty, haplessness and delusions.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2023

I confess my haplessness because getting new trees wrong is part of learning to love them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

The Meadows Hutchinson described was a defeated man coming to terms with his defeat, haplessness, and substantial legal danger.

From Slate • Jun. 28, 2022

He also brings his characters’ haplessness to the fore by portraying them as not-so-happy campers lost in a confusing grown-up world.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2021

At last we hapless men Know all our haplessness all through. 

From Poems by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson