“Willing” is a story by Lorrie Moore. It was originally published in the New Yorker in 1990. In 1998, it was re-published as part of Moore’s story collection Birds of America. The story follows Sidra, a woman in her late thirties who has had a fairly successful career as a Hollywood film actress. However, she becomes disillusioned with Hollywood and decides to move back to her hometown of Chicago. She wishes to settle down and raise a family, but she encounters difficulties and frustrations. This story explores themes of isolation, hope, and disillusionment.
Lorrie Moore's artful short fiction plays upon hauntingly familiar pangs in its depiction of the pitfalls of modern existence. Throughout, a darkly witty sense of humor pervades the often desperate ...
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