The writer behind "The Real Sarah Miller" visits to discuss Nevada County, her searing "Fire Season" essays, and the odd foreignness of living in California.
Sarah Miller writes the newsletter The Real Sarah Miller, hosts the podcast “Very Specific Interviews” and co-hosts (with Joshua Clover) the podcast “Didn’t See It, Don’t Need To.”
California is both where I live and also feels like a foreign country. I think sometimes, if you feel like you live in a foreign country, it kind of makes you feel more alive–in the sense that you’re constantly noticing the experience of being.
Notes and references from this episode:
@sarahlovescali - Sarah Miller on Twitter
The Real Sarah Miller - Substack
“Didn’t See It, Don’t Need To: Oscars,” by Sarah Miller and Joshua Clover, The Real Sarah Miller
“People I Punched,” by Sarah Miller, The Real Sarah Miller
“My So-Karen Life,” by Sarah Miller, NY Times
“The Bridge Dog,” by Sarah Miller, The New Yorker
“Fire Season,” by Sarah Miller, The Real Sarah Miller
“The World Is Burning. I'm Renovating My Kitchen Anyway,” by Sarah Miller, Harper’s Bazaar
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