Ann Beattie’s 7 Truths About Writers
7. Writers wear atrocious clothes when writing. So terrible that I have been asked, by the UPS man, “Are you all right?”
—from the New Yorker’s Book Bench blog to mark the publication of her new book, Mrs. Nixon
Looked down and realized I’m wearing a beat-up sports bra I’ve owned since I was thirteen, food-stained boxers, sweaty socks, and an inside-out wife beater. Living the dream.
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know I’m wrong. I’ll look down like, “Hm. This is not a photogenic situation.” But...dudes...
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get home I put on my writing sweater, which is warm and wool and rarely dry-cleaned. Then my favorite pair
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HAHAHA. Ugh, but it’s usually true.
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Looked down and realized I’m wearing a beat-up sports bra I’ve owned since...was thirteen,...
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was like this until my...man asked when I was due (before many
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