![]() ![]() Which is precisely what makes her new book, Excavation: A Memoir, incredible.Įxcavation is an unflinching, uncompromising experience. Whether charting the disintegration of a marriage or naming the reasons why having one child is enough, she gives herself permission to be honest and doesn’t shy away from accountability or exposure. She puts everything out there, makes everything vulnerable. Here’s the thing about Wendy: she doesn’t hold back. A few clicks later, and I was on her personal website, and a few clicks after that and I had read a portion of her work (which is, quite thankfully, available online). And then, like anyone in the digital age, I googled her. Who is this writer sending us all these great people? I began to wonder. ![]() My friend and former co-editor Zoë Ruiz had worked with her on a few interviews, and then subsequently forwarded me some pitches, all of which mentioned that Wendy had directed them towards The Rumpus. Ortiz was out there, killing it with her writing. I don’t remember exactly how or when it happened, but at some point last year, I became aware that Wendy C. ![]()
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