I want to talk about the dedication. A whole genre of life writing, of autobiography: the people you’d thank. The wild ellipses (the “can’t even put a man’s initials” or enrage a wife…) and implications, the private jokes made public…

While Eve sees some people, especially men, men as adventures territory to conquer, her early experiences lead her to keep some restraint, getting as close as possible but not enough to experience the often life and death negative consequences. The…

Eakins offers a lot of science, philosophy, and theory in support of the idea that persons fashion the stories of themselves, and in turn, how personal self-narrative and story can make a person, which I found fascinating, but his listing…

I am puzzled and very intrigued by this memoir. After reading it, I had trouble sorting out exactly how I felt about what I had read and been “told” by Babitz in her memoir, and yet the more I think…

Never having read anything by Eve Babitz, I was excited about this particular book as I used to live in Hollywood myself. So I was prepared, should I say, to be taken back. I used to live on North Visa Street,…

Dear All, Because I am in Europe, I have met a lot of Ukrainian soldiers and survivors over the last six months. I found this piece to be really spot-on in describing what I have heard from others over coffee…

Dear All, I thought this BIO International book might be of interest. Also, check out the website for conference applications and information in NYC this May. August 2022 | Volume 17 | Number 6 FROM THE EDITOR I couldn’t be…

Whose story does the text tell? What are some highlights of that story? What genre conventions are at play? Does the text play with, extend, or defy any common conventions of the genre? What cultural or historical attitudes or assumptions…

This site will be the online hub for English 70100: Forms of Life Writing. We’ll use it as a syllabus; you’ll find our shorter readings here; you’ll post assignments and engage each other; and I’ll post announcements. I look forward…