Timothy Winegard

Timothy Winegard asked Ben Marcus:

Hi Ben, I was wondering if you're still on the superfoods? If so, are they doing anything for you? And what about no salt, no oil, no sugar?

Ben Marcus Oh, superfoods. Bitter and repulsive powders that carry medicinal amounts of vitamins and nutrients. I guess I still dabble. But I prefer real and tasty food, until something better comes along. As to no salt, no oil, and no sugar? No way. I don't want to live pleasure free. Even if pleasure is a trap that will kill us.

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Tom Buchanan

Tom Buchanan asked Ben Marcus:

Hi Ben, I feel that there is a sense of anxiety in your work about the effects of medical technology on our ability to sustain relationships. Do you feel like the medicalization and pathologization of our emotional and mental states (as well as our physical bodies) affects our ability to navigate the bonds of love, family, friendship, etc?

Effie

Effie asked Ben Marcus:

Ben Marcus! I love your stories! I picked up Leaving the Sea after George Saunders named you as one of his favorite current writers (!) during a reading at NYU. That line that goes something like, fathers are here to temper babies from loving their mothers too achingly (is my memory anything like the original? I don't have your book with me), I remember that line when I look at my parents.

Roger Hands

Roger Hands asked Ben Marcus:

Thanks for drawing my attention to books like, MOTORMAN and LOG OF THE SS THE MRS. UNGUENTINE (the later now one of the most important books to me). Are there any other little known masterpieces you want to shine a light on, either old or new? Thanks again.

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