Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D.

Writer, analyst of women’s lives in Vietnam, author of “The Swallows Uncaged; A Narrative in Eight Panels"; Winner of the 2012 Impress Prize for New Writers.

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

As they ascend India’s east coast…morning strengthens, is briefly stark, and then a haze moves into the Bay of Bengal, the clouds wispy, and the Ganges silt estuary opens into Bangladesh. #SundaySentence #spacetravel #astronauts

[New Yorker Fiction @NYerFiction]

In one in a series of short memoir pieces on "Family Values," Anne Enright remembers her mother's extreme honesty. https://t.co/2OWF8bekt9

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

@damfino1895 Anything and everything by Mavis Gallant.

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

@NYerFiction This is a terrific short story- unique POV, structure and voice. Thank you Taiye, thank you New Yorker.

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

If you put the dollar before God…and teach your children… that the only thing to strive for… is material success, and…nothing of the world to come…then can you be surprised when the wrath of God descends upon your home? #SundaySentence #Afghaniculture

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

@MRzadkowolska Thanks. I will look up a recipe for a sponge cake with cream. 💐

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

In the first year of the war, when I felt guilty for crying (Think of those being bombed!) and then for not crying (Think of those being bombed!), I wondered, uselessly, who had a proprietary claim on grief. #SundaySentence #Ukraine #novel

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

“In Canada,” my mother said, “we will have our own house, with rooms, and in the bathroom the shower will bloom like the head of a lotus…warm droplets will fall into your body.”
#SundaySentence #refugees #@8vinhnguyen #Vietnam #memoir

[Maggie Harrison Dupré @mags_h11]

NEW: The NYT sent an email to freelancers today forbidding contributors from submitting "any material for publication that contains content generated, modified or enhanced" by generative AI.

The "reminder" follows a string of AI incidents at the paper:

https://t.co/eQPpUhJrkS

[Alicia E. Stallings @ae_stallings]

I have now had a seat by Cavafy. I think the statue is a success--in a shady spot under plane trees, and inviting to visitors, who take selfies with the great poet:

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

@joannaofottawa @RSLiterature You are collecting awards everywhere. Congrats! 💐

[Alex Taylor @AlexTaylorNews]

"I apologize to all those civilians, teachers, journalists, health workers, public figures who were stigmatized, harassed or treated as enemies simply for speaking out and standing up, for expressing a different opinion. I apologize !"

Péter Magyar in his inaugural speech 🇭🇺🇪🇺

[New Yorker Fiction @NYerFiction]

Nicholas Dawidoff on reading with his mother. https://t.co/d8PX5u62iO

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

“Among our rank odors I detected a gamey, yeastish scent, a lovely odor that confirmed his spurt had impregnated the brown and burlap fabric of my triangle.” #SundaySentence. #gender #translife #queerness #Pulitzer

[Raven Kamali 🇦🇺 @Raven_Kamali]

Literary agents always claim they want something fresh & original, yet every query letter requires writers to compare their book to someone else’s. So how exactly is that originality? They don't want originality. They want familiarity with a new coat of paint that makes money.

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

@shawnmooney @YouTube Every time you mentioned your Mom, I wondered what she looked like. Now I know. Warm regards to Mom and Son. 💐💐

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

Heavy traffic yesterday at the Book Warehouse on Main Street and 24th Avenue in Vancouver, celebrating the Independent Bookstore Day. Many parents with children. Many young people with backpacks. So heartwarming! #books #bookstores #Vancouverisawesome

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

@StevenErlanger A very interesting story. Well written. Thanks. 💐

[Elizabeth McLean, Ph.D. @SwallowsUncaged]

@kiragriffoo “TOOLKIT” I am intrigued by you ingenuity. Looking forward….