http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/we_all_love_alice Calvin Trillin has released a short book based on his 2006 New Yorker essay, "Alice, Off the Page." The essay was an ode to Trillin's wife, Alice Stewart Trillin. Any reader of his could not help but fall in love with her. She was not just a static muse, but a moving assemblage in his life. The essay made me cry and cry. It didn't really give me hope for my own love life. Their love was truly rare and special. Sorry for the treacle. Alice was a powerful writer in her own right. The New Yorker published her own... Copyright 2008 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:36:35 -0800 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:27:09 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I read the original New Yorker essay too, and you're right, it's incredibly beautiful and moving.

]]> Gabriel http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/we_all_love_alice#c587074 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/we_all_love_alice#c587074 Life Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:48:01 -0800 Thanks for pointing this out! I've actually never (gasp) heard of this before and now I'm looking forward to reading his book and essay.

]]> Nay http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/we_all_love_alice#c587079 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/we_all_love_alice#c587079 Life Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:54:20 -0800 I can't wait. Trillin's a fantastic essayist, and Alice was his muse (position jointly held with his stomach), and much more besides.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/we_all_love_alice#c587103 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/we_all_love_alice#c587103 Life Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:31:58 -0800 He did a reading here in New York night before last at a lil' bookstore in Chelsea, and it was absolutely wonderful.

]]> Boomer http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/we_all_love_alice#c587531 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/we_all_love_alice#c587531 Life Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:27:09 -0800