#479: Mary Karr — The Master of Memoir on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering

Mary Karr — The Master of Memoir on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering | Brought to you by Wealthfront automated and intelligent investment service, ShipStation trusted and comprehensive shipping software, and Helix Sleep premium mattresses. "For me, the solution to fear is curiosity and presence. I can’t be terrified and curious at the same time." — Mary Karr Mary Karr  (@marykarrlit) is the author of three award-winning, bestselling memoirs:  The Liars’ Club ,  Cherry , and  Lit . She is also the author of  The Art of Memoir , which lays bare her own process as she breaks down the craft of memoir ,  and  Tropic of Squalor , her latest volume of poetry.A Guggenheim fellow in poetry, Karr has won Pushcart Prizes for both verse and essays. Other