But for me, 50 years was enough - cheryl strayed It’s my reward after 50 years of writing, which, for me, was enough. And going to work four days a week in the bookstore is like this huge joy for me. And it’s four years old, and it’s our baby. And so you own a bookstore, right? It’s called Books & Books in Key West. And we looked at each other, George and I, and we knew he was right. And Larry called, and he said, you cannot be going to work at the bookstore with everybody coming into that store is a tourist from all over the place. We think of ourselves as young, but we’re not. I guess we are old, but we don’t see ourselves that way. It’s a very tender kind of worry, because I guess they think we’re old. And it’s so interesting, this role reversal with grown kids, and I’ve heard it from so many of my friends, but I know we’re not the only ones, where they call - they’re worried.

The last day - I think that may be the last day we went to the bookstore. So is it just the two of you? Have you been socially isolating for some time now? judy blume I like to go to sleep at night listening to it, so I’m lucky. I know it’s good for me in normal time, so I’m assuming that it’s good for me in these times too. And so we’re on the ocean with the birds, and it’s feeding time in the afternoon, and we get to watch all the changes. And I’m here with my husband George, and we live in a old low-rise condo, and we’re on the second floor. It’s summer all the time, and I’m a summer girl. Well, we live in Key West, which is a lovely place to live. We’ve made it this far, that I can finally reach you. Well, I’m so glad that I’m still here so we can do this. I have loved you for so long, since I was a little child.

I mean, honestly, Judy, in all of the dreams of my life as a writer, I never, ever, ever thought I would get to talk to you. I can’t think of anyone better to call when seeking wisdom at this really confusing moment in our lives, so I’m going to give her a call. I visited often, checked out every single book on that shelf at least one, sometimes two or three times. In fact, I distinctly remember the exact shelf that her books occupied in Chaska Middle School. She taught me a lot about being a teenager and a young woman in her books, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” “Deenie,” “Tiger Eyes,” “Forever.” Really, there’s such a long list. Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 cheryl strayed Cheryl Strayed talks with the author Judy Blume about raising teens, losing religion and writing it all down. Transcript ‘This Terrible Thing Is Happening, but the World Goes On.’ Hosted by Cheryl Strayed, produced by Kelly Prime and edited by Sara Sarasohn.

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