Writing Because You Must

When I first crossed the border into Canada, I found some things familiar, and I liked a lot of what was not. I mean, in the goddess category, there's Margaret Atwood. But I missed NPR terribly. CBC is starting to grow on me, but the voices of NPR meant more to me than I'd ever realized.So thank goodness for audio archives and streaming, and for the friendly stations that broadcast all the way to Vancouver Island.Here's a Weekend Edition Sunday interview to treasure: Cynthia Ozick on reading as a child, the loss of a literary culture and the importance of fiction. Much to think about at a time when I sometimes feel left in the dust by the changing, shifting world.