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A Brief History of Oversharing

Name: A Brief History of Oversharing
Author: Shawn Hitchins

One Ginger's Anthology of Humiliation

Shawn Hitchins,

English
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A Brief History of Oversharing

One Ginger's Anthology of Humiliation

Shawn Hitchins,

About this book

From the author of The Light Streamed Beneath, a collection of hilarious and heartfelt autobiographical essays about accepting our quirks & flaws.

Comedian Shawn Hitchins explores his irreverent nature in this debut collection of essays. Hitchins doesn't shy away from his failures or celebrate his mild successes—he sacrifices them for an audience's amusement. He roasts his younger self, the effeminate ginger-haired kid with a competitive streak. The ups and downs of being a sperm donor to a lesbian couple. Then the fiery redhead professes his love for actress Shelley Long, declares his hatred of musical theatre, and recounts a summer spent in Provincetown working as a drag queen.

Nothing is sacred. His first major break-up, how his mother plotted the murder of the family cat, his difficult relationship with his father, becoming an unintentional spokesperson for all redheads, and ?m?a?n?d?y? ?m?o?o?r?e? many more.

Blunt, awkward, emotional, ribald, this anthology of humiliation culminates in a greater understanding of love, work, and family. Like the final scene in a Murder She Wrote episode, A Brief History of Oversharing promises everyone the a-ha! moment Oprah tells us to experience. Paired with bourbon, Scottish wool, and Humpty Dumpty Party Mix, this journey is best heard through a lens of schadenfreude.

Praise for A Brief History of Oversharing

"I am so glad I am not Shawn Hitchins, but I sure wish I could write like him. A Brief History of Oversharing is hilarious and heartwarming. Reading it is like sharing a warm bath with the man himself. At least I hope it's the bath that's warm." —Michael Urie, actor ( The Good Wife, Modern Family, Ugly Betty)

"Hitchins's mix of raw emotion and salty hilarity works beautifully. . . . Hitchins has a gift for telling outwardly repulsive stories in a way that actually draws people in. He doesn't gloss over hard times, but he does counterbalance them with a self-deprecating, snarky humor that trades tears for laughter. He's not kidding when he says he's oversharing, but somehow he makes the mix of raw emotion and salty hilarity work." — Foreword Reviews

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