David "Tell Me Everything" Rensin's Favorite Stupid Question
As posted on Cathy Seipp's blog by David, our favorite best-selling biographer:
Just because it seems to suggest that what we do for a living isn't really working, my favorite stupid question -- usually asked by people who haven't seen me for a while -- is: Are you still writing?
I love that one, too. I like to answer, "Naw, I'm a crack whore now. You?"
Posted by aalkon at December 11, 2003 6:58 PM
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In New York City, "Are you still writing?" is actually code for "Are you still fantasizing about being a famous writer someday?" And in San Francisco, it means "Do you still sit in cafes in the Haight, you know, journaling?"
Posted by: Lena at December 10, 2003 9:56 PM