Peggy Shinner's new collection of essays on the body catalogs a lifetime of memories and obsessions.
by Aimee Levitt
Peggy Shinner is, in no particular order, a Chicagoan, a Jew, a black belt in karate, a sloucher, a lesbian, a baby boomer, a careful consumer of knives and bras, a one-time shoplifter (of a jar of nutmeg from her neighborhood Jewel), a possessor of two flat feet and one surgically-enhanced snub nose, longtime lover of Ann, daughter of Harriet (née Alter) and Nathan (né Shinitzky). She is also the author of a wonderful new book, You Feel So Mortal: Essays on the Body.…[ Read more ]