Hilarious, brilliant author, essayist and general commentator extraordinaire, David Sedaris was in Nashville last night.
He read from his upcoming "Beastiary" which he describes as "fables without morals, or stories with animals doing things humans do". Both his stork and faithful irish setter stories were hilarious, ironic and all around classic Sedaris.
The essay he read next was the best of the night- on travel (with political and social commentary thrown in for good measure). It commented on the "glorious cruelty" we humans can exhibit when taxed the ways we all are while traveling. The last line "Your trash...your trash...your family's trash" was such a perfect ending to the trip!
He also mentioned Johnston's book "The Irish Girl"- which began with a story of a severed arm, and read from many of his journal entries from the past 7 years.
It was such an intimate setting, which the author himself commented on, as he was very aware of the audience- "if you're where I am, you really feel very appreciated".
Quite a show, you sly little lisper, you.
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