Nothing is the great dread that threads Ernest Hemingways literary work. Most of his characters believe that nothing awaits them at death. Their machismo is a stance that both accepts and defies lifes collapse into nothing. For Hemingway, it is Christ crucified and not Christ resurrected that holds interest. His work demonstrates that this world leaves each human, ultimately, alone. This Postmodern Realities episode is an in-depth conversation with JOURNAL author Stephen Mitchell about his article Humanity Crucified: Hemingway and the Human Condition