The wreckage of my presence : essays
(Book)

Laugh-out loud, deeply insightful, and emotion-filled essays from multitalented actress, comedian, podcaster, and writer Casey Wilson. Casey Wilson has a lot on her mind, and she isn't afraid to share. In this dazzling collection, each essay skillfully constructed and brimming with emotion, she shares her thoughts on the joys and vagaries of modern-day womanhood and motherhood, introduces the not-quite-typical family that made her who she is, and persuasively argues that lowbrow pop culture is the perfect lens through which to examine human nature. Whether she's extolling the virtues of eating in bed, processing her humiliation over her father's late-in-life perm, mourning her mother's passing, or revealing her patented method for keeping the mystery alive in a marriage, Casey is witty, candid, and full of poignant and funny surprises. Humorous deep dives into her obsessions and areas of personal expertise--self-help and Scientology, nice guys, cool girls (not her), and how to receive visitors in the bath--are matched by touching meditations on female friendship, anger, grief, motherhood, and identity. --,Provided by publisher.