Dear Sugar
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The Art of Motherfuckertude
We all have these feelings inside us—anxiety, fear, trepidation, hope, desire—and our every effort becomes getting these things out. Writing that letter to you and publishing it was how I felt connected and compassionate. Two and a half years ago,…
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Tiny Beautiful Things Makes Every List
Brain Pickings has come up with a list of The 10 Best Psychology and Philosophy Books of 2012, and #2 is our own Sugar/Cheryl Strayed’s Tiny Beautiful Things. Don’t forget you can purchase the book at our Rumpus Shop.
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Cheryl Strayed in the NY Times “Dream Dozen”
In their article “Twelve for ’12,” The New York Times gives love to Wild and Dear Sugar. Ala the twelve days of Christmas, Cheryl is number five and wearing five golden rings. (She did not get to keep them.)
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Take Their Advice
“Initially, I thought who am I to tell people what to do? Then I realized I wasn’t telling people what to do from the perspective that this is the only opinion and my opinion is the one that matters. I…
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“We don’t listen to the know-it-alls”
“When I tell the people who write me letters that their problems keep me up at night, I’m not joking. I’ve been given a huge gift with this column, and I knew I would write it like a motherfucker, but…
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Get Your Sugar From the Source
Cheryl Strayed has a collection of her wildly popular Dear Sugar columns, some never before published, coming out in one week. The book is called Tiny Beautiful Things, and it is available for pre-order right here on The Rumpus! Click here…
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“This is where we must dig”
At The Millions, Jessica Gross reviews Tiny Beautiful Things, Cheryl Strayed’s forthcoming collection of Dear Sugar columns. “Sugar forces us to swallow sometimes painful realizations about what we want, who we are, and what we therefore must do — or,…
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Time Interviews Cheryl Strayed
Cheryl Strayed talks with Time about Wild, Dear Sugar and Tiny Beautiful Things, how the Pacific Crest Trail has changed since 1995, current projects, and more. “My intent was—stories, poems, they have been my guiding lights. I thought, why not…
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Get Your Sugar From the Source
Cheryl Strayed has a collection of her wildly popular Dear Sugar columns, some never before published, coming out this July. The book is called Tiny Beautiful Things, and it is available for pre-order right here on The Rumpus!
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Graduation Season Sugar
“The most terrible and beautiful and interesting things happen in a life. For some of you, those things have already happened. Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible…
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #98: Monsters and Ghosts
You swam across a wide and wild sea and you made it all the way to the other side.
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #97: You Have Arrived at the Fire
You have arrived at the fire. Here’s the bread. Grab a hunk.