No matter how much money I made from writing, I'd keep the bookstore job. Jami Attenberg bookstorejobmake Change image and share on social
With apologies to all my past boyfriends, I never loved a man the way I loved my old apartment. Jami Attenberg apartmentapologyboyfriend Change image and share on social
I didn't go to graduate school, where all the important writers seemed to be getting their start. I didn't pursue getting published in literary magazines. I didn't even send out countless pitch letters and manuscripts to agents. Jami Attenberg agentcountlessgraduate share on social
Some journal writers choose to password-protect their site, which is either an incredibly responsible act or a paranoid one. Jami Attenberg actchooseincredibly Change image and share on social
I don't think there's any topic a writer should feel afraid of tackling just because it has already been discussed. If you feel you have a fresh perspective and an understanding of a certain emotional truth, it's always worth writing. Jami Attenberg afraiddiscussemotional share on social
No offense to Bushwick, where all my neighbors greeted me on the street and there is a growing arts community and a curious beauty to its industrial zone, but Bushwick is no Williamsburg, even if the real estate agents would have you believe it is. Jami Attenberg agentartbeauty share on social
Why e-mail a full emotional statement when, instead, you can text a totally insignificant and ambiguous half-considered phrase? Jami Attenberg ambiguousconsideremotional Change image and share on social
I won't go anywhere near the new Times Square. It's seizure-inducing. Jami Attenberg induceseizuresquare Change image and share on social
I'm not really interested in writing or reading about people who are nice and easy. I like the problem children. Jami Attenberg childeasyinterest Change image and share on social
My grandmother died when my mother was just 11 years old, and consequently, my mother never learned how to cook particularly well. Jami Attenberg cookdiegrandmother Change image and share on social
