Sloane Crosley Quote
Brits and Americans have hundreds of different phrases for the same thing. Luckily, it's usually a source of amusement rather than frustration. A flashlight by any other name is still a torch. My personal favourite is 'fairy lights,' which we boringly refer to as 'Christmas lights.'
Sloane Crosley
Brits and Americans have hundreds of different phrases for the same thing. Luckily, it's usually a source of amusement rather than frustration. A flashlight by any other name is still a torch. My personal favourite is 'fairy lights,' which we boringly refer to as 'Christmas lights.'
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About Sloane Crosley
Sloane Crosley (born August 3, 1978) is an American writer living in New York City known for her humorous essays, which are often collected into books like I Was Told There'd Be Cake, How Did You Get This Number, and Look Alive Out There.
She has also worked as a publicist at the Vintage Books division of Random House and as an adjunct professor in Columbia University's Master of Fine Arts program.
Her recent work includes a novel Cult Classic (2022) and her memoir Grief Is for People (2024), largely about the death of her friend Russell Perreault.
She has also worked as a publicist at the Vintage Books division of Random House and as an adjunct professor in Columbia University's Master of Fine Arts program.
Her recent work includes a novel Cult Classic (2022) and her memoir Grief Is for People (2024), largely about the death of her friend Russell Perreault.