The floor is lava

Thoughts on Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer

There was a recent craze among children to play a game called “The Floor is Lava.”

There’s some music, some dancing, and everyone is happy.

Then there’s a subtle countdown before…

THE FLOOR IS LAVA.

Of course, this all happens in the imagination (as so much debate does in modern times)—you must imagine the toy-strewn carpet you were dancing on previously ha…