Title: Nothing good can come from this : essays /
Authors: Coulter, Kristi, 1970-
Year: 2018
Subjects: Coulter, Kristi,; Recovering alcoholics Personal narratives.; Life change events Personal narratives.; Alcoholism Personal narratives.; Women alcoholics Biography.; Alcoholism; Life change events; Recovering alcoholics; Women alcoholics
Abstract: Kristi Coulter inspired and incensed the internet when she wrote about what happened when she stopped drinking. Nothing Good Can Come from This is her debut--a frank, funny, and feminist essay collection by a keen-eyed observer no longer numbed into complacency. When Kristi stopped drinking, she started noticing things. Like when you give up a debilitating habit, it leaves a space, one that can't easily be filled by mocktails or ice cream or sex or crafting. And when you cancel Rosé Season for yourself, you're left with just Summer, and that's when you notice that the women around you are tanked--that alcohol is the oil in the motors that keeps them purring when they could be making other kinds of noise. In her sharp, incisive debut essay collection, Coulter reveals a portrait of a life in transition. By turns hilarious and heartrending, Nothing Good Can Come from This introduces a fierce new voice to fans of Sloane Crosley, David Sedaris, and Cheryl Strayed--perfect for anyone who has ever stood in the middle of a so-called perfect life and looked for an escape hatch.
Contents: Debrief -- Enjoli -- Mammal, fish, or bird -- Notes to self : Rachel's wedding -- Permission -- Shadow life -- A life in liquids -- Want not -- Do you have a drinking problem? -- Going long -- Notes to self : Neil Finn concert -- Girl skulks into a room -- Desire lines -- The barn -- How to be a moderate drinker -- Pussy triptych -- Useful -- Blackberry -- Notes to self : election night 2016 -- Fascination -- Elephant gray -- Happy sometimes -- Deadlifting.