A male author entranced by women's "Little Things".

January 13, 2009 5:00 PM

A male writer wrote about his appreciation of "Little Things", all the small and entrancingly feminine knickknacks and accouterments women have that men do not. Things he had no idea what to do with, like, perhaps, an eyelash curler. Do you know who this is? I am trying to find the author and source.
posted by Tufa to writing & language (8 comments total)

I would like to start a Flickr group featuring same.
posted by Tufa at 5:04 PM on January 13

Have you read any Michael Chabon? It sounds like something from Wonder Boys.
posted by JaredSeth at 7:59 PM on January 13

Sounds like something Nicholson Baker might write, although I can't remember a specific passage that matches. Maybe "Mezzanine"?
posted by pseudostrabismus at 10:07 PM on January 13

I was also thinking of Nicholson Baker. It has that "fascinating yet asshole-ish" feel to it.
posted by exceptinsects at 10:19 PM on January 13

This definitely rings a bell as something I read recently. Problem is I've only been reading Cormac McCarthy recently, and it doesn't really sound like him. Maybe something online then?
posted by sanka at 5:25 AM on January 14

Yes, definitely online. (Though it could have been something excerpted from a book!) It may have been more of a pop-writer, like Nick Hornby....
posted by Tufa at 6:54 AM on January 14

I don't think it's quite what you're looking for, but David Sedaris talks a bit about men's vs. women's accessories before test driving the Stadium Pal (video).
posted by Rora at 10:27 AM on January 14

Incidentally, I have launched the Flickr group without knowing the author's name: Little Things Belonging to Women.
posted by Tufa at 1:10 AM on January 29