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Michelle Dean: And let me not lie about the fact that I am jealous. I am jealous that...

michelledean:

And let me not lie about the fact that I am jealous. I am jealous that I can’t write lazy novels about me and my friends hanging around New York not knowing what to do with myself and get them published.

Why be jealous of these garbage manifestos or their authors? Their advances aren’t enviable and they are well regarded by a very small, insular group of people, most of whom are insufferable and annoying and provincial in their tastes. And you know what else? Moratorium on novels and memoirs in which New York is a ~*character*~ itself. New York City is great, I know, I grew up here. But just buy a pretzel and go to bed, you know?

  1. vsthepomegranate reblogged this from michelledean and added:
    Oh hell, yes. Motherfucking this.
  2. introvertedexcesses said: Thank you for finally saying it. Thank you!
  3. unbornwhiskey said: Ayo lady let’s do that literary journal that no dudes will like.
  4. adiprose reblogged this from nerdshares and added:
    “Just buy a pretzel and go to bed, you know?” TRUTH YOU SPEAK IT
  5. usagroningen said: Yes, but this high-grade fluff will be forgotten all too soon: usagroningen.tumblr.com…
  6. nerdshares reblogged this from michelledean and added:
    of these garbage manifestos or their authors? Their advances aren’t enviable and they are well regarded by a very small,...
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