Jami Attenberg
Jami Attenberg
agents beauty believe curious estate growing industrial neighbors offense street
No offense to Bushwick, where all my neighbors greeted me on the street and there is a growing arts community and a curious beauty to its industrial zone, but Bushwick is no Williamsburg, even if the real estate agents would have you believe it is.
respects
There's something to be said for an author who clearly respects a reader.
decline
Sadly, e-mail has triggered the decline of the handwritten note; I have seen its near-disappearance in my lifetime.
Cooking skills aside, my mother is an exceptional nurturer.
hundred pages time
You write a book, and after 50 pages you think it's about one thing, and then you write another hundred and you realize it's about something else, and then by the time you're done, you can look back and say, 'Oh, this is what it's about.'
cannot change family response trade
Your family is unavoidable. You cannot escape them or trade them in for another family. You also can't change them... but you can change your response to them.
discussion novels refreshing tale weight
Young adult novels don't shy away from the discussion of weight issues, and 'Blubber,' the tale of an overweight, not-so-sympathetic fifth-grader bullied by her peers, is a refreshing take.
boys feminist tracts
No matter how many feminist tracts you read, you never forget what boys like.
busy
Do you often find yourself uttering the phrase, 'I feel like I should go?' You do not need to go. You are busy that night. You are busy every night, forever.
Anything by Lorrie Moore speaks to a certain kind of person.
conscious generous work
As creative people, we should be really conscious of being of service in our work, being as generous as we can.
smoking challenges quitting
You can quit smoking, and never have to have a cigarette again to survive. But with food, it is a daily challenge.
issues faces fascinating
The fascinating thing about food is that if you have issues with it, you have to face it every single day.
book thinking trying
It's good to try stuff. I wrote a book that I threw away, and I think I just wrote it so I could try stuff in it and not be scared