Michael talks with Susannah Q. Pratt about convincing her family to attempt not buying new things for a year, feeling overwhelmed by objects in the home, the commerce systems that wrap into our lives, the way the things we own might either define or confine us, writing into ambiguity, the way this all connects to her first book MORE OR LESS, and much more.
Susannah Q. Pratt is the author of More or Less: Essays from a Year of No Buying (EastOver Press, 2022). Her work has appeared previously in Literary Mama, Motherwell, The Mindful Word, Chicago Parent, Under the Gum Tree, Essay Daily, The Week, and More. She lives in the Chicago area.
Podcast theme: DJ Garlik & Bertholet's "Special Sause" used with permission from Bertholet.