Reviewed by Jen Vafidis Lightning Rods By Helen DeWitt New Directions, 192 P. Helen DeWitt’s protagonist Joe is running away from debt when he gets an idea for a company. His journey to that idea includes lots of masturbating (funny masturbating, don’t worry) and an epiphany while looking at a heron on a beach. Emboldened, he gives himself this pep talk: “I’m not saying it won’t be a lot of work. But it should be a lot of fun, too…OK, you […]