An iron lung looks like an enormous metal coffin or a 19th-century rocket ship: only its occupant's head is left outside, a tight seal around the neck. Elizabeth McCracken 19thcenturycoffin Change image and share on social
I own an e-reader, but I use it almost exclusively to read things that aren't books - student theses, unbound galleys. Elizabeth McCracken bookexclusivelygalley Change image and share on social
I feel like I don't understand time in novels, really. I bumble forward, is all. Elizabeth McCracken bumblefeelforward Change image and share on social
For about half an hour in mid-1992, I knew as much as any layperson about the pleasures of remote access of other people's computers. Elizabeth McCracken accesscomputerhalf Change image and share on social
I'm a higgledy-piggledy person in every way. On days that I work, I work for eight hours in a row, with my internet access entirely turned off, locked in my office. Elizabeth McCracken accessdayhiggledy Change image and share on social
I have a memory of my fourth-grade self wanting to be the first woman president of the United States, but I think that has a lot more to do with my love of world records and reference books than a love of serving my country. Elizabeth McCracken bookcountryfourth share on social
It's hard to know which made me more aware of the impossibility of protecting children - having a child die or having had two live. Elizabeth McCracken awarechilddie Change image and share on social
In library science school, back in the years of glowing green non-graphical screens and protocols called Archie and Veronica, I wrote Internet documentation. Elizabeth McCracken archiebackcall Change image and share on social
I always want the last line to be really good, which may sound silly, but I want it to be a last pleasing line. Elizabeth McCracken goodlineplease Change image and share on social
Once I started writing novels, I understood how hard it was to write really good short stories. Elizabeth McCracken goodhardnovel Change image and share on social
