What I Learned from Hilda Raz
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Strong glasses demand attention. Do not let people you don't respect tell you what to do. Always carry an extra pair of underpants in your purse when you travel. Listen to your instincts. If you throw a dinner party and find a spider in the salad, pluck it from the greens and make a literary reference that will leave your guests charmed. Love your children fiercely and honestly. Surround yourself with brilliant friends. Survive. Listen to what an author is trying to tell you no matter what she is saying. Call first thing in the morning to keep people on their toes. Follow your heart, that nebulous device.
What I failed to learn from Hilda Raz: how to imagine Prairie Schooner without her. [End Page 21]
Erin Flanagan is the author of the short-story collection The Usual Mistakes (U of Nebraska P). Her stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Colorado Review, Connecticut Review, Florida Review, Crazyhorse, the Best New American Voices anthology series, and elsewhere. She is a former managing editor of Prairie Schooner.
