I can never decide if I am (a) jealous of, (b) in awe of, (c) wanting to be friends with...C.S., the writer about whom our shared writing prof Tobias Wolff said, "She's the only writer I've ever known--well, besides Jay McInerney--who did it right on the first draft." He got kind of dreamy when he talked about her. Terrible, huh?

Some days I think I hate her, other days I think she should move to L.A. and hang out with me at coffee shops.