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I am having trouble finding an article and really would like to summarize it. I tried wiki 05 but I think I may have forgot to hit publish because it said saved changes.

So to show I am trying I am just going to summarize an article about the author.

David Sedaris was born in Johnston City, New York. He grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. His father is of Greek descent. Sedaris worked many odd jobs but was eventually discovered in a Chicago club by radio host Ira Glass. David got his first taste of success in 1994 when he published his first collection Barrel Fever. Sedaris has contributed over 40 essays to The New Yorker magazine.

-Find a scholarly article about your assigned short story and summarize it here.Pindham (talk) 16:15, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

About the Author: David Sedaris

David Sedaris was born in Johnston City, New York. He grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. His father is of Greek descent. He graduated from Sanderson High School in Raleigh, where he performed in plays and wrestled with the realization he was gay. He knew he wanted to be an author at age 25 and began keeping a journal. He really focused and matured as an author by attending School of the Art Institute of Chicago.He briefly attended Western Carolina University and then Kent State University, but by 1977 he had dropped out of school to hitchhike around the country. After graduating in 1987, he taught writing part time and began reading from his diary at a club. Sedaris worked many odd jobs but was eventually discovered in a Chicago club by radio host Ira Glass. David got his first taste of success in 1994 when he published his first collection Barrel Fever. Sedaris has contributed over 40 essays to The New Yorker magazine.