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Stephen Elliott

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Stephen Elliott is the author of eight books, including The Adderall Diaries.
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RECESSION SEX WORKERS #8: The Sex and Politics of Antonia Crane

  • Stephen Elliott
  • February 4, 2010
Antonia Crane has worked many jobs in the sex industry. She's done escort, BDSM, porn, and stripping. She's also been very engaged with sex worker activism.
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Defending Memoir, or, The Problem with Taylor

  • Stephen Elliott
  • January 28, 2010
Journalism is hard, underpaid work, and attacking memoir is low hanging fruit, especially when it's so tied to the celebrity memoir and the platform writer, the worst impulses of the publishing industry.
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The Rumpus Interview with MC Lars

  • Stephen Elliott
  • September 10, 2009
I was taken with the lyrics, the energy, and pure joy of the performance.
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Why I Write

  • Stephen Elliott
  • August 20, 2009
It’s natural to want more, to grow, to change, to grow up. But it’s easy to forget why we do what we do.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jill Sobule

  • Stephen Elliott
  • July 30, 2009
Her songs are unique. They tell stories about human beings, real and imagined, which allow us to step back from the issue, be it personal or social, and relate to it as we would a friend.
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An Oral History of Myself #12: Wendi

  • Stephen Elliott
  • July 26, 2009
"Why are you doing these interviews?"
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An Oral History of Myself #11: Ashley

  • Stephen Elliott
  • July 13, 2009
I put myself in the group home. I was in the therapist office with my mom and I said, "I give up. I'm not going to try anymore," meaning getting along with my mom, and he suggested the group home.
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An Oral History of Thao Nguyen

  • Stephen Elliott
  • July 7, 2009
It comes down to mental health. I think I have been nuts for the past year and a half or two years because I didn't have anything rooting me anywhere.
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An Oral History of Myself #10: Jenni

  • Stephen Elliott
  • July 5, 2009
I treat people the way I'm treated, with the same respect. I'm not worried about your feelings.
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An Oral History of Myself #9: Joe

  • Stephen Elliott
  • June 26, 2009
In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with and transcribing the interviews, creating a kind of memoir but in other people’s words. This is the ninth interview; you…
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An Oral History of Myself #8: Mr. Miller

  • Stephen Elliott
  • June 19, 2009
In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with and transcribing the interviews, creating a kind of memoir but in other people’s words. What’s most interesting turns out not…
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An Oral History of Myself #7: Fat Mike

  • Stephen Elliott
  • June 12, 2009
In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with and transcribing the interviews, creating a kind of memoir but in other people’s words.
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