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'Mother Noise' author Cindy House on addiction, parenting, and David Sedaris
Why We Write
English - May 24, 2022 04:00 - 23 minutes - 18.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBooks Arts Education writing authors university books literature interview lesley university higher education mfa creative writing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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With heartfelt, gritty, and sometimes humorous essays, Cindy House's memoir Mother Noise addresses her years of drug addiction, becoming a parent, and her long friendship with David Sedaris.
Learn more about "Mother Noise."Hear Cindy read one of the essays from Mother Noise in Episode 16.Read our article Cindy House ’17 on David Sedaris, kicking heroin and why she wants to send 'everybody a cupcake’About our guest
Cindy House is an essayist, short story writer, artist, and a regular opener for David Sedaris on his tours across the country. She studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and earned an MFA from Lesley University in 2017. She lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her husband and son.
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