Madeleine Crum

Author Archive

  • June 7, 2024
    The mid to late aughts was a time of catastrophically delusional optimism. You didn’t need to be rich to buy a house; there were loans. You didn’t need to live in an...
  • May 14, 2024
    LEARNING TO SWIM involves learning to stay calm in an uncomfortable environment. First, there’s the task of breathing; breathing is a task now. Exhale while changing...
  • February 8, 2024
    The notes I take when I read are usually long-winded, but the margins in my copies of Sheila Heti’s novels look like this: “!,” “!,” “wow,”...