Jami Attenberg
Jami Attenberg
area chicago chinese family food grow household loved
I actually didn't grow up in a household that loved Chinese food particularly, and it's not really my go-to food or anything... We were more a pizza family, being from the Chicago area and all.
either incredibly journal writers
Some journal writers choose to password-protect their site, which is either an incredibly responsible act or a paranoid one.
time weigh
My parents are still married. They don't weigh 350 pounds; they go to the gym all the time.
mostly occupy watched
I have watched Occupy Wall Street mostly from the sidelines.
connect people social ways
Social media can connect you with other people in so many wonderful ways - but it can also make you really sick of yourself.
The interesting thing about overeating or being obese is there's this physical manifestation of it.
needs nobody written
I know I have a problem with semi-colon abuse and have written page-long sentences. Nobody needs to be reading page-long sentences, at least not written by me.
people positive shed
In your 40s, you shed those who bring you down and surround yourself with the most positive people you know.
fully until
I don't know if I had ever found my place in the world until I fully committed to being a writer.
afraid certain emotional fresh perspective tackling topic truth understanding worth writer
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.
behind coasts computer opposite people run string
I am not one of those people who string their exes along. Instead, I run and hide: under the covers, behind my computer screen, on opposite coasts of the country.
instant stories
I feel a bigger sense of fulfillment when writing a novel, and short stories are more about instant gratification.
although check floor morning next sleeps wake
I check my phone first thing when I wake up in the morning. I usually take it up with me to bed so it's on the floor next to the bed, although not actually in bed with me, because I really do not want to be the person who sleeps with their phone.
interested people problem
I'm not really interested in writing or reading about people who are nice and easy. I like the problem children.