To formally kick off Litficiton, I’m excited to provide my thoughts on Rachel Cusk’s “The Stuntman,” which appears in the April 24 & May 1, 2023, double-issue of The New Yorker. “The Stuntman” is a long short story (approximately 10,000 words)–and admittedly a challenging read due to its modernist characteristics, including the highly abstract and…