In 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' David Sedaris reflects on his fraught relationship with his dad
Happy-Go-Lucky is more somber than David Sedaris' usual fare, but there are some fresh, funny bits wedged between the weighty boulders.
It's always interesting to see how a writer's work changes after their parents are gone. Some loosen up dramatically. For many, the gloves come off, relieved to finally have the last word.
David Sedaris' situation is different, because he's been writing about his father for years. "As long as my father had power, he used it to hurt me," he writes in in his latest collection, "In my youth I just took it. Then I started to write about it, to actually profit from it. The money was
