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New Year, Same Trash: Resolutions I Absolutely Did Not Keep (A Vintage Short)
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I’m not a household name. I won’t go into the tedious specifics of what I do, but picture a woman who had success in several mediums at a young age and has continued very steadily, always circling her central concerns in a sort of ecstatic fugue state with the confidence that comes from knowing there is no other path—her whole life will be this sin
... See moreMiranda July • All Fours: A Novel
I do aspire to be more careless, even in daily life. I’m always down on myself for not being serious enough as a writer, because when I talk to serious writers they write every day, and I’m like ugh, I’ve never done that. Am I really a writer? But when I look at the books that I get the most enjoyment from, they don’t feel that serious. They give t... See more
Natasha Stagg’s New Book Perfectly Distils Life in Pandemic-Era New York
(I thought this one’s name was not Madison but Addison, and then I thought that surely I had to be making that up).
Curtis Sittenfeld • Romantic Comedy: The bestselling Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick by the author of RODHAM and AMERICAN WIFE
From the ribs up, there’s no xylitol pain, and ribs-up is where the tender will most be enjoyed, mouth and the top of the stomach. Might as well have some pleasure in the mouth. I am not someone who finds stomach pain to be an appetite suppressant. Physical pain and food pleasure are two radio channels I can listen to simultaneously. The food might... See more
Jacqueline Novak • Jacqueline Novak Prefers the Big Bags of Chips
Tim Kreider (TIMKREIDER.COM) is an essayist and cartoonist. His most recent book is We Learn Nothing,