Edward Schwarzschild is the author of the novel Responsible Men (2005) and the story collection The Family Diamond (2007). His stories and essays have appeared in such places as The Believer, Moment, StoryQuarterly, and The Yale Journal of Criticism. He teaches at the University at Albany, SUNY, which is a pleasure, but he likes to believe he lives in Brooklyn. He has a website: www.thefamilydiamond.com
I'll stick with "two utterly different versions of reality," thanks. In your version, as I understand it, Obama joined the church as "a convenient entree into local Chicago politics." In your version, Obama ...
It would be great to see a group of women having the same conversation, though it probably would and wouldn't be the same. That whole writers retreat question is interesting, too. Seems like a no-brainer for someone to set up an artists colony ...