To the extent that we can give the gift of ourselves, I think that's what people are yearning for,

that sense of connection that has been honored in the breach so much for the last year and a half,

but that we knew was the golden ticket even before then.

Hey, this is Kelly Corrigan, and this week on Kelly Corrigan Wonders, we're wrapping up our

three-part series, holidays for regular people, a series of readings and conversations about

the things that go not quite right this time of year, and how to pull out an emotional victory

nonetheless.

Today's topic is the art of gifting and re-gifting.

My guest is Anna Quinlan, who won a Pulitzer, and has written 18 beloved books.

I also called up my brother Booker to check my memories of how we handled the holidays back in the 1970s on Wooded Lane.

Anna Q, welcome back to Kelly Corrigan Wonders.

Thanks. I love being with you.

I know. It's the best.

So we thought we might offer up a couple episodes, two or three episodes,

for regular people who are approaching the holidays with a mix, let's say, of enthusiasm,

anxiety, tension, and joy. We're both going to share a reading, then sort of banter back

and forth about our takeaways. I chose something that I wrote a while ago and lots of

candles, plenty of cake, that is not

holiday specific, but it's holiday adjacent. We do get to Christmas near the very end, but it's

something that I think of every year on the holidays, so I'm just going to let it rip here.

Head it.

I have a lot of stuff. I bet you do too.

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