In episode two of the Gen X Taste podcast, Christy and I have a very special guest, !!! (The poet, not the dame!)

Maggie Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books of poetry and prose, including You Could Make This Place Beautiful, Good Bones, Goldenrod, Lamp of the Body, The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison, and Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change. Her newest book is My Thoughts Have Wings, a picture book for children, illustrated by Leanne Hatch. Smith’s poems and essays have appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, TIME, The Nation, The Atlantic, and The Best American Poetry.

I first mentioned Maggie (and how we met) in My Favorite Reads of 2023 post. This was our first time talking IRL and I was thrilled to chat about everything from her writing process to the benefits of bangs.

And of course… This season’s topic: Movies from Our Childhood

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Show Notes:

* Episode 1: Adult Friendships

* Reusable metal toothpicks

* Rideback Rise Circle rewrite class (and my own online writing course)

* The Goonies, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Sixteen Candles, Better Off Dead, Ghostbusters, Twins, Junior, Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken

* Stridex, Sea Breeze, Cover Girl Pressed Powder

* Dr. Elsa Jungman Cleansing Oil

* The People I’ve Slept With aka the movie where Lynn had bangs

* Actor Michael Earl Schoeffling

* Lives Less Ordinary podcast

* Raiders of the Lost Ark shot-by-shot remake

* Lynn’s IG

* Christy’s IG

* Maggie’s Website, IG and other links. Also, check out her Substack !

CW: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Cursing.

Show Notes:

* Reading Club Article (from NYT — gifted link)

* Front Load Washer Door Prop

* Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare DRx SpectraLite LipWare Pro

* Lynn’s IG

* Christy’s IG