Episode 276 — Megan Stielstra

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2014

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Megan Stielstra is the guest. Her new essay collection, Once I Was Cool, is now available from Curbside Splendor. Roxane Gay says "In Once I Was Cool, Megan Stielstra is warm and open and wise. Whether she’s writing about the complex loneliness of early motherhood or failing to rise to the occasion or find the right language while living abroad, Stielstra is a masterful essayist. From the first page to the last, she demonstrates a graceful understanding of the power of storytelling. What she’s truly offering with her words, is the grandest of gifts." And Christine Sneed says "What an amazing cri de coeur Once I Was Cool is. Megan Stielstra tells us in a witty, sympathetic, confident voice who she is and what and whom she cares about most. Reading these essays, I laughed out loud and also found myself on the verge of tears so many times. This book should be read by anyone who's been in love, had a child or thought about having a child. So, probably, that's everyone." Monologue: humans, friendships, community, the fragility of human relationships, loneliness, complexity, simplicity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:10.1	You are not alone.
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1:18.5	Every stupid thing that a writer could do I've done.
1:21.3	I think it's really beautiful.
1:22.9	Jesus, stated what I struggle, you know?
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1:26.5	You know, it was like your head exploded, seeing what was really there. And now here's your host, Brad Listy. Just one person at just one time. Okay, here we go again. This is it. This is other people. This is what you heard about somewhere once. This is trying not to try too hard. Thank you for listening. My name is Brad Listy, and I'm sitting here in Los Angeles.
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