This week on The Easy Chair, I am happy to share the subversively funny, life vs. art, absolutely all-too-true short story “How to Become a Writer” by Lorrie Moore. Moore’s tone, that of a classic how-to piece providing aspiring writers with a road map of sorts, veers off-course into a very personal narrative of the unique twists and turns of her own writing life. Moore is entertaining and very smart, and the tale she has written is a master satire of most authors' self- absorption and nagging insecurities. To all you writers out there: this will have you laughing out loud while acknowledging the crazy dedication it takes to create the work you feel compelled to put forth as you throw logic and practicality to the wind. I loved coming across (and getting to read) this gem of a story. Tune in!
Episode: 230 Mad Libs
Episode 229: Gift of the Magi
Episode 228: Mightier Than the Sword, Holiday Survival Edition!
Episode 227: Midnight Morning Update (with Rachael Hurwitz)
Episode 226: The Point (by Laura Hurwitz)
Episode 225: In The Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried (by Amy Hempel)
Episode 223: Mightier Than the Sword
Episode 222: The Patron Saint of Words
Episode 221: Popsy (by Stephen King)
Episode 220: Rape Fantasies (by Margaret Atwood)
Episode 219: The Great Automatic Grammatizator (by Roald Dahl)
Episode 218: The Fat Girl (by Andre Dubus) Part Two
Episode 217: The Fat Girl (by Andre Dubus) Part One
Episode 216: Mightier Than the Sword
Episode 215: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been Part Two (by Joyce Carol Oates)
Episode 214: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been (by Joyce Carol Oates)
Episode 213: Excerpts, Bird by Bird (by Anne Lamott)
Episode 212: Mary (with Saul Fussiner)
Episode 211: Shane (with Saul Fussiner)
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