Today, Joan Didion turns 81. Most of the writer's devotees and critics agree upon the fact that in her carefully woven sentences, whether fictional, personal or reported, "her subject is always herself." So, in honor of Didion turning the big 8-1, I'd like to share a short anecdote in which the subject is me. Women writers love Joan Didion. This love may have sprung initially from a certain black-and-white photo of a stylish intellectual, arms crossed, cigarette in hand, eyes daring you to l...
Happy Birthday To Joan Didion, The Original Icon Of Impostor Syndrome
The Huffington Post - 5 Dec 2015 16:48
Today, Joan Didion turns 81. Most of the writer's devotees and critics agree upon the fact that in her carefully woven sentences, whether fictional, personal or reported, "her subject is always herself." So, in honor of Didion turning the big 8-1, I'd like to share a short anecdote in which the subject is me. Women writers love Joan Didion. This love may have sprung initially from a certain black-and-white photo of a stylish intellectual, arms crossed, cigarette in hand, eyes daring you to l...
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