An interview + some odds and ends

(a tiny bonus post)

Friends,

The great Suzanne Rivecca (whose work I teach in my classes!) interviewed me for Women Lit, the Bay Area Book Festival’s newsletter. We talked about travel writing, and about writing in general. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

Click here to read it. (You’ll have to scroll down a bit.)

More soon,

Diana

P.S. My friend Teddy Wayne has a new novel out called The Great Man Theory and it is a white-knuckle page-turner. You’ll zip through it in a day.

Tangential story about Teddy and me: I have fixed up so many people on blind dates and the ONE TIME I succeeded was with Teddy. His wife is another brilliant novelist and one of my favorite people, Kate Greathead.

Sometimes when I’m on the phone with Kate or Teddy, they tell their kids, “Say hi to Diana. You wouldn’t exist without her.” It’s true! But every other set-up I’ve ever attempted has been an abject failure. And yet…if you tell me you’re single, I’ll probably try to fix you up.

P.P.S. I have a piece of creative nonfiction in the latest issue of McSweeney’s!

P.P.P.S. (Am I allowed this many?) Another piece of creative nonfiction I wrote was a finalist in the Sunlight Press 2022 Essay Contest. The judge, Windy Lynn Harris, had this to say about it: “Each braided segment of To The Woman Sitting In Her Parked Car In The First Month Of A Global Pandemic stands tall and strong on its own. Together, the effect is remarkable. This is a piece of history. A document of us all.”