Chapter

Writing About Difficult Personal Subjects
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11:59 - 15:44 (03:44)

The speaker reflects on receiving criticism for their writing about a sensitive subject, but emphasizes the importance of seeing a person as a whole beyond their connections to others, while acknowledging the role of editors in the publishing process.

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Svetlana expresses her stress over missed phone calls from her daughter and a scrapped move to California.
11:59 - 14:06 (02:06)
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Stress Management
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Svetlana expresses her stress over missed phone calls from her daughter and a scrapped move to California. She contemplates the possibility of wanting solitude to avoid dealing with other people's ideas and intrusions.

Chapter
Writing About Difficult Personal Subjects
Episode
Episode 9: The Stranger
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The speaker recounts receiving a letter of criticism from Sylvia Plath's daughter regarding their writing.
14:06 - 15:44 (01:37)
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Sylvia Plath
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The speaker recounts receiving a letter of criticism from Sylvia Plath's daughter regarding their writing. They hope to remind others that Plath was a normal person and to potentially clarify rumors about Plath's inheritance.

Chapter
Writing About Difficult Personal Subjects
Episode
Episode 9: The Stranger
Podcast
KILLED