Cinderella Sweeping Up

Life is a moving, changing thing which insists we be flexible. Thankfully, we are given endless opportunities to grow and move forward when old opinions, attitudes, and ambitions no longer suit who we are today. A rich and abundant history of intellectuals and artists have paved the way for us to make the most out of this time on earth. With Cinderella Sweeping Up Erin Chandler combines her own hard-earned life lessons with those of our histories most influential thinkers. Whether it be Albert Camus, a French philosopher in the 1950s, Buster Keaton, the Vaudevillian genius from the 1920s, Hunter S. Thompson in 1995, Oscar Wilde in 1880 or Buddhist Monk, Huineng in 680 A.D., we learn from each other what it means to be alive. Each of the seventy essays studies a beautiful or damned circumstance and takes a celebratory look at life.Praise for Cinderella Sweeping Up:“In 1969, when I was fourteen years old, I DEVOURED "Slouching Towards Bethlehem," Joan Didion's epic collection of essays about California. This cemented my love for the essay. Erin Chandler's collection of essays are delicious. Easily read, easily understood but thought-provoking and just so damn entertaining. Takes Southern storytelling to an art form. I highly recommend Cinderella Sweeping Up!” – Leslie Jordan, Emmy-winning actor and author, Will and Grace, American Horror Story, The Help“Chandler examines both own her life and what it means to be alive. Each of these tiny essays is rich with wisdom, humor and compelling ideas, glittering with extraordinary people and experiences, and crafted by a large heart and an intelligent, open mind. Chandler illuminates and inspires with this delightful book.” – Katrina Denza, Chair, Writer Residency Program, Weymouth Center for Arts and Humanities“As I delved, non-stop, into Erin’s essays, “I found myself engaged in each evocative sentence on a personal level… Erin, a natural teacher, has woven the simple threads of life into an elegant textile of truth. A keeper.” – Denise Lutz, Litpschitz House“Erin Chandler is the rare writer who shows us the sweetness in this world even as she boldly tells us the truth about what she finds. If you love Jeannette Walls you will love these essays.” – Lissa Sims, The Village Voice