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5 Things You Didn't Know About Miranda July
1. Her story 'Roy Spivey' is about a girl who meets a famous actor on a plane. Since the story's publication in The New Yorker, any number of theories have been suggested as to the real life identity of 'Roy' (most notably at Perpetual Folly in a comments section active since 2007). To date, none have been verified, if indeed there is a real life counterpart. You can listen to the story here, and make up your own mind as to whether 'Roy Spivey' is great fiction, clever semi-autobiography or a mix of the two...
#32: The Swim Team by Miranda July
Miranda July came to me at a time when I was feeling especially fragile. It was a time when every noise was too loud and I kept finding myself behind people who seemed to have no idea where they were going. I wasn't sure of the antidote. I thought rather than honouring my desire to disconnect, I should connect more with people, feel their sadness, wonder what they were thinking about when they smiled on trains and in moments otherwise not noted in the great books of history...