Our brains are like bonsai trees, growing around our private versions of reality. Sloane Crosley bonsaibraingrow Change image and share on social
I thought I was going to write fiction but I fell backwards into non-fiction. It started when I got locked out of two apartments in one day and I told the story to some friends, one of whom worked in the 'Village Voice' and asked me to turn it into an essay. Sloane Crosley apartmentaskbackwards share on social
In New York, if you weigh under 200 pounds and decline so much as a cookie at a co-worker's party, women will flock to your side, assuring you of your appealing physique. This is how skittish we are about the dangers of anorexia and the pressures of body image. Sloane Crosley anorexiaappealassure share on social
I don't do emoticons unless I'm making a big deal out of them. I'll type out, 'This is so amusing it makes me want to grin in pixels.' And then do it. Sloane Crosley amusebigdeal Change image and share on social
I am starting to like L.A., but the concept of a place you have to get used to so much seems a little weird to me. I have been to many foreign cities where I didn't have to acclimatize as much as I did to L.A. Sloane Crosley acclimatizecityconcept share on social
I think it's hard to have a full-time job and write fiction, but for essays, you need to be in the world. Sloane Crosley essayfictionfull Change image and share on social
When I was nine years old, I wrote a short story called 'How to Build a Snowman,' from which no practical snowperson-crafting techniques could be gleaned. The story was an assignment for class and it featured a series of careful but meaningless instructions. Of course, the building of the snowman was a red herring. Sloane Crosley assignmentbuildcall share on social
As most New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should I get killed during the day. Sloane Crosley apartmentdaygenerous Change image and share on social
I write on weekends, on vacation, and, really - on deadline and on my floor. Both terrible for the back. Sloane Crosley backdeadlinefloor Change image and share on social
Everything in New York seems to merit preserving. If it's not historical, it's personal. If it's not personal, it's cultural. But you can't. You can't save everything. You just have to pack it up in your brain and take it with you when you go. Sloane Crosley brainculturalhistorical share on social