Grace Paley: 02-18-1982

Abstract

In an interview recorded February 18, 1982, Grace Paley reads her short story "Wants" and discusses her beginnings as a writer, her switch from poetry to the short story, writing while raising children, her political activism, and her "strong streak of indolence." She then talks about the roles of men, women and politics within her writing. Paley then touches briefly on potentially writing a novel and talks about what she’s currently working on. She ends the interview by discussing the reoccurring characters in her stories.