Jami Attenberg
Jami Attenberg
children believe holiday
I remember being banned from other houses as a younger child during the winter holiday season; I was the only one who didn't believe in Santa Claus, and I was ruining everyone's Christmas.
writing thinking contemporary-fiction
Most of my writer friends are women, and they're all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction for women is pretty great. Which is to say there is a ton of amazing work out there. These women are writing hard. There's much to be said. We're on it, chief.
apology past men
With apologies to all my past boyfriends, I never loved a man the way I loved my old apartment.
ants humans human-beings
We are human beings, not ants.
smart book perfect
Smart, sharp, and hilarious, Slaughterhouse 90210 is the perfect pick-me-up and never-put-me-down book.
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
updates whim my-own
In 1998, I started a blog, something I could control very easily and update at my own whim.
terrible please relatable
Please make me either relatable or terrible.
brain stories palate
I find that short stories are almost like palate cleansers or brain cleansers.
exercise sometimes
Sometimes, things are just exercises.
cheese macaroni-and-cheese wintertime
In the wintertime I like macaroni and cheese.
We've all got flesh. I've just got a little more.
When we are young - or even 32 - we often say 'yes' to everything because we're worried that we won't know what we'll like if we don't try it.
people
There are generations of people who don't know how to eat properly.