Inside the Mind of Tom McAllister: Unraveling 42 Years of Life’s Most Impossible Moments
In one essay, McAllister admits he tries to make more out of things to have something to talk and write about. Something he warns his students against doing:
“I tell my students all the time that memoir has nothing to do with major incidents, that it’s about keen insights and vivid details and so on, but I’m always the last one to listen to my own advice.”
Yet, he does take his own advice. These essays are grounded in the specific, everyday details of life. McAllister’s desire to be honest about his motivations and flaws, often at his own expense, makes it easy for a reader to relate to him regardless of gender or age.
