Shalom Auslander's Fetal Position

Shalom Auslander's Fetal Position

Swimming in the Afternoon

Good Afternoon, May I Help You Choose an Anal Toy Today?

An Essay, Believe it or Not, On Writing.

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Shalom Auslander
Apr 13, 2024
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NOTE: Welcome to “Swimming in the Afternoon,” a new writing section here on Fetal Position, the title a reference to a Kafka diary entry I’ve written about on FP before. Swimming in the Afternoon will not be the usual “how to write” essays (structure, character, theme) but will focus rather about how to be a writer, the mental game so to speak — about …

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