Looking for Ayelet Waldman/Michael Chabon parody

November 28, 2015 7:46 AM

Some years back, I read a funny story online - it was a parody of Ayelet Waldman's writing style. I don't remember if it actually mentioned Waldman or her husband by name.

The only line I (sort of) remember is something like..."he folded the paper in half. then he folded me in half." Numerous searches have turned up nothing, although I feel like it was in Salon. Any help finding this is greatly appreciated!

posted by 41swans to Writing & Language (4 answers total)

Best answer: I think it might have been "Ayelet Waldman Describes Her Day" on The Minor Fall, The Major Lift (the anonymous blog run by Alex Balk, pre-Gawker and The Awl). TMFTML doesn't have archives anywhere, but the beginning of the piece is quoted here.
posted by neroli at 9:09 AM on November 28, 2015

Response by poster: Ahhh. That's it! Thank you neroli!! The name of the blog doesn't sound familiar at all, but this piece has stuck with me for such a long time.
posted by 41swans at 9:14 AM on November 28, 2015

Response by poster: Here's the whole thing, reprinted.
posted by 41swans at 9:19 AM on November 28, 2015 [5 favorites]

Oh god. That original essay is excruciating.
posted by purenitrous at 6:37 PM on November 28, 2015 [3 favorites]