I am publishing Forty Bucks and A Dream: Stories of Los Angeles on Substack. New chapters drop Mondays. Below is the Table of Contents, with links to what’s posted before. “Jena at 15” is about actress Jena Malone’s successful bid for emancipation. Malone, who’s gone on to steady stardom in such projects as “The Hunger Games” franchise and the upcoming TV series “
Fabulous insight into a fraudulent illusionary world of fractured, damaging human relationships of all forms. I’m constantly disappointed in the human being and how it can so effortlessly prey on its own. And live with itself doing that. For all our intelligence and “having a soul” - our supposed distinction over other animal species - I feel we more accurately simply embody a capacity to be truly disgusting creatures. Thank you; I’ll look forward to reading more of your great work!
I’m amazed that Jenna managed to raise herself in such a difficult situation.
Her comments about relationships contain insights I didn’t figure out until my thirties.
Fabulous insight into a fraudulent illusionary world of fractured, damaging human relationships of all forms. I’m constantly disappointed in the human being and how it can so effortlessly prey on its own. And live with itself doing that. For all our intelligence and “having a soul” - our supposed distinction over other animal species - I feel we more accurately simply embody a capacity to be truly disgusting creatures. Thank you; I’ll look forward to reading more of your great work!
"...There‘s almost no one who doesn’t think it‘s gross to work your own kids.”
I can't wait to read more. Why do I want to get angry? Because Nancy is such a good writer, it's a fun ride into odium.