The Macarthur Grants were announced. Karen Russell was announced as a recipient. huh? Also someone at Steppenwolf.
I just went through the whole list, and realized I was afraid I would see someone I know! What is wrong with me.
Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.
Anya ,'Showtime'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Sep 25, 2013 5:03:17 am PDT #6585 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
flea - Sep 25, 2013 5:15:27 am PDT #6586 of 30000
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Someone I went to high school with won a MacArthur last year. Someone three years BEHIND me in high school.
Jesse - Sep 25, 2013 5:25:40 am PDT #6587 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My fears are justified!!
Ginger - Sep 25, 2013 5:40:34 am PDT #6588 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Karen Russell?! I'm reading Swamplandia and finding it a hard slog, mostly because she's so involved in the lyrical and the weird that she loses track of the story. Also, her people are not our earth people.
Amy - Sep 25, 2013 5:45:48 am PDT #6589 of 30000
Because books.
Didn't she also write the ... something something Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, or something like that? I heard that was supposed to be great.
Kate P. - Sep 25, 2013 6:03:11 am PDT #6590 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
She wrote St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, which several friends of mine raved about, though I have not read it. I did read Swamplandia and was less than impressed. Some fabulous images, but not much to hang onto otherwise.
Also, her people are not our earth people.
Yeah, that's the truth.
Jesse - Sep 25, 2013 6:09:47 am PDT #6591 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I did not enjoy Swamplandia! at all.
Amy - Sep 25, 2013 6:25:20 am PDT #6592 of 30000
Because books.
I know her newest book got some good reviews, but I haven't read anything by her yet. I guess I won't rush!
Jesse - Sep 25, 2013 6:26:24 am PDT #6593 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I feel like Swamplandia! was "acclaimed," but you know.
Amy - Sep 25, 2013 6:51:58 am PDT #6594 of 30000
Because books.
Nerves, nerves, and more nerves.