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    Samantha Irby on oversharing and the art of confessional writing

    by Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times May 09, 2018 4 minutes

    Samantha Irby is not shy about her shortcomings.

    The blogger and author of the essay collections "We Are Never Meeting in Real Life" and "Meaty" writes both openly and hilariously about dealing with Crohn's disease, awkward dating experiences and bad habits. She treats every subject - her love of junk food, reality TV and her difficult childhood - with the same tender and foul-mouthed frankness.

    In one essay, she details the side effects of an ill-advised diet program: "When I wasn't burning calories from breaking a continuous stream of putrid wind, I was sweating on the toilet as three ounces of food karate-chopped their

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