What I thought would be a commentary about the trials, tribulations, or triumphs of working from home instead revealed itself to be a smart and funny look into the everyday life of Stephanie Dickison, journalist, essayist, and restaurant reviewer.
As a professional writer who can also claim a decade of experience with The 30 Second Commute, I commend Stephanie’s astute insight into the pitfalls and self-defeating patterns writers encounter when they face the blank page, tangle with unprofessional editors, face looming deadlines, and lose the electronic or technical battles that wipe out a finished story or an exceptional interview. Stephanie delivers such stories with charm and self-deprecating wit.
As a child Stephanie was sensitive and fearful, easily brought to tears or hysteria by sights and sounds that may have made the rest of us merely uncomfortable. As an adult, she tells us she has overcome her fears to a small degree. What she doesn’t seem to recognize is just how brave she has become. Her culinary courage far exceeds that of most of us mere mortals. As a restaurant reviewer (read food critic with a heart), she relishes the opportunity to savor new dishes, whether they are made from sweetmeats, thymus glands, pancreas, chicken feet, fish eyes, kangaroo, tongue, or horse. Trust me, Stephanie, you are a very brave woman.
The 30 Second Commute is a lovely read, bright, fun, and revealing. If you are a writer, you’ll face yourself. If you’re not a writer, the curtain will be pulled back and you’ll get a great peek at a writer’s real world and an insight into The 30 Second Commute.
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