In the Writing Burrow

Oct 16, 2024 | margaretatwood.substack.com | Margaret Atwood

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May 15, 2024 | margaretatwood.substack.com | Margaret Atwood

Alice has died, a little short of two months before her 93rd birthday. As her second oldest remaining friend and colleague — Audrey Thomas, author of the excellent Songs my Mother Taught Me among others, is the first, and Jane Urquhart, author of the magic Away, among others, is the third — I have been inundated with requests for “a few sentences,” “a comment,” and so forth. In other words, a sound bite. But Alice does not reduce to a sound bite, so I’m writing this for you, Dear Reader.