Beth Nguyen
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Beth Nguyen
@bethnguyen.bsky.social
Books: Owner of a Lonely Heart (Scribner); Stealing Buddha’s Dinner (Viking/Penguin); two novels. Guggenheim fellow. CW prof at UW-Madison
Also, the JW Marriott in LA was by far the smoothest and best-run AWP hotel and bar I’ve ever experienced
March 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hope everyone had a good / useful / interesting / fun / 👀 AWP
March 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Haha seriously? I love that! Makes me wonder what people are gonna get up to in LA
March 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Yes and I’m still with both so either they’re ok with my weirdnesses or, maybe more wisely, didn’t read
March 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I had to identify them as “guy who doesn’t read”; “guy who doesn’t vote”; “guy who really isn’t that short, why the fixation; “guy who’s really worried about avoidant behavior” (and I’m still not totally sure I’ve got the correct guys here)
February 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Appreciate Lila Shapiro’s work in writing and researching that piece. Thinking a lot about the women here, and his family. (I barely know who he is and never read his work, and never will)
January 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
!!
December 12, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Ok that is way worse than existential despair!
December 12, 2024 at 10:05 PM
yet another reason why pandering to men is ludicrous yikes / lol / depressing
December 10, 2024 at 10:29 PM
I use meringue powder to make an easy royal icing. Still takes ages to dry properly. Usually prefer sugar cookies but wanted to try crisp gingerbread
December 3, 2024 at 10:26 PM