American Childhood
Start with your childhood,
Anne Lamott • Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
You have an extraordinary mother, Father often said, as though she was better than all the others. A mother is not a friend, Anouk liked to say, proud of this distinction. What happened to daughters like us? Would we flee our families, wanting to be far away, wishing to carve out a life that was ours alone, far removed from where we came from? Or
... See moreSanaë Lemoine • The Margot Affair: A Novel
She understands that children are a pleasure-seeking species, and that adolescence is a delicious last gasp (the light is most golden just before the shadows fall) of rightful selfishness and cluelessness.