Meg Wolitzer
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Podcast Appearances
That was Good Boys by Honor Levy, performed by Annie Hamilton.
While Levy's language becomes a kind of heightened refrain, she hits on a feeling I think we can all relate to.
That time you tried to be cool around those people you wanted to impress and only ended up disappointing yourself.
Still, I sense that the narrator won't remain on the rooftop for long.
She's too thoughtful, too energetic, too ready to become her own person.
When we return, strangers in a flower shop let their relationship bloom, each on their own terms.
You're listening to Selected Shorts, recorded live in performance at Symphony Space in New York City and at other venues nationwide.
This is Selected Shorts, where our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time.
This week, our stories are about modest expectations.
That is, the perks and pitfalls of keeping your hopes at a manageable level.
Our final story in this program, Arrangements, is by writer Charlie Watts.
Watts has been publishing in journals including The Drum and Narrative, while the story itself won Carve magazine's Raymond Carver contest in 2015.
Arrangements is told from two distinct perspectives, so it felt right to invite two actors to read it.
Laura Harrier has featured in films including Spider-Man, Homecoming, and White Men Can't Jump.
And Will Harrison has appeared in movies such as This Is a Film About My Mother and series including Daisy Jones and the Six.
And together, Harrier and Harrison make a terrific pair in Arrangements by Charlie Watts.
Just a heads up for parents of younger children, there is a brief instance of adult behavior.