David Sedaris on Addiction in The New Yorker

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06-12-2017, 12:02 PM

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Westexy

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David Sedaris on Addiction in The New Yorker

David Sedaris writes about his mother's addiction here:

Why Aren?t You Laughing? - The New Yorker

06-12-2017, 12:42 PM

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I LOVE David Sedaris. I bought a ticket to see him in Philadelphia later this summer. Can't wait.

06-12-2017, 01:00 PM

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He is one of my favorites too Lexie. My sister took me to see him a couple of years ago. I love listening to him on the This American Life podcast as well. So happy that you're going to see him.

06-12-2017, 01:15 PM

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Love David Sedaris. I have read "Dress your family in corduroy and leather." And "Me talk pretty one day."
I have to get that podcast. I used to like This American Life a lot.

06-12-2017, 01:19 PM

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He is one of my favorites too! Absolutely hysterical.

06-12-2017, 01:59 PM

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I should bring a book to have signed, now that I'm confident he's got that "autograph thing" down.

Someday I'll have dual books for everything--it's impossible to autograph a Kindle edition! Hmmm, maybe that's a suggestion for a future update....

06-12-2017, 04:30 PM

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And I confess that I watch intervention and hoarding once in a while.
Guilty pleasures.

06-13-2017, 03:04 AM

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Thanks for the link, that was a great read. What a brilliant writer he is. Brutally honest, funny and insightful.

06-13-2017, 03:37 AM

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Love his work - thank you, Westexy.

06-13-2017, 04:19 AM

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This was a great read. We never talked about my dad's drinking in my family either.
Once in a while now, my mom will say, "Well, he drank too much."
But back then, nah.

06-13-2017, 06:03 AM

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WOW, what an article!!!
I had never read him before.
I would bet he was the "clownish mascot" in his family of origin. It's great that now he can make a good living from learning that skill!

06-13-2017, 06:20 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Maudcat

This was a great read. We never talked about my dad's drinking in my family either.
Once in a while now, my mom will say, "Well, he drank too much."
But back then, nah.

And you know Maudcat, in so much of his writing, he can come across as harsh, cold or callous, in a hysterical way of course - like nothing really gets to him - and if it does, he'll never let you know it. However, in this essay, you can feel that even at his age, after all this time and given all his perspective, his mother's drinking deeply affects him, even as a mature, experienced adult. Addiction is so cruel.