Author Archive Power and Powerlessness in Alexander Chee’s Essay “The Querent” Author: Erika Harlitz Kern | Jul082018 Categories: Critical Essays No comments Raw from the loss of his father, Chee says he got into Tarot because he “never wanted to be surprised by misfortune again.” In Tarot cards he found a tool that could enable him to take power over a life that had rendered him utterly powerless.