Two Problems - Annie Dillard

On Good Writing · May 23, 2026 · 9m

Welcome to On Good Writing, hosted by Bret Lott, a pocket podcast on what it means to make good and true and beautiful writing. A quote by Annie Dillard is up this week.

Bret Lott is the bestselling author of fifteen books, including the novels ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ancient Highway⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hunt Club⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠A Song I Knew by Heart⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jewel⁠⁠⁠⁠ (an Oprah’s Book Club selection). Formerly editor of ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Southern Review⁠⁠⁠⁠, Lott was appointed to the National Council on the Arts in 2006. He taught creative writing for nearly forty years at the College of Charleston. He and his wife, Melanie, live…