"I talked to my wife, and she was like, 'You're probably tired. You've been writing this book non stop for six months, and you probably just need a break. Like, go get a gelato and chill out.' And I was like, 'I can't,' then I was like, 'All right, fine, I will.' And then I ate a bunch of ice cream and watched the Pam Anderson documentary on Netflix in the middle of the day. And after, I don't know, four or five days, I had an idea, and I was like, ready to get back to work," says Melissa Febos on Episode 472.
Melissa is the author of five books of nonfiction, including her latest, The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex (Knopf).
In this conversation, we talk about:
- Writing in community
- Literary stardom
- Being a weirdo
- Wile E. Coyote
- The jealousy dragon
- The theory of bottoms
- And the liberation of quitting things
Really rich stuff. You can learn more about Melissa at melissafebos.com and follow her on IG @melissafebos.
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