Dan Chaon at Wall Street Journal

I may have to subscribe to the WSJ, somebody over there sniffs out the good stuff.

Dan (Await Your Reply) Chaon- pronounced SHAWN, holds forth http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052970204683204574358411415113796.html

"Most people who grow up in poor communities are not becoming writers. I have students who are the first generation to go to college. They may be great writers, but they want to improve their lives, and becoming a writer is probably not the best way to do that.