While no stranger to sharing - she’s perhaps best known for her memoir, “Wild,” and its 2014 film adaptation - the writer has long proven herself as inquisitive as she is introspective. It’s a strange feeling to hear the topics you’ve been sent to elicit from someone else come tumbling out of your own mouth, but Strayed likely has a similar reaction when fielding questions from reporters. Pleasantries were exchanged, coffee ordered, and the weather commented upon, but before five minutes passed, the consummate conversationalist had me speaking openly about my parents, relationships, and career. The vaunted author, screenwriter, columnist, and podcast host wrapped her preceding press assignment a few minutes early, and rather than enjoying some alone time during a busy day at Austin’s SXSW Festival - where she later co-led a featured talk with “ Tiny Beautiful Things” showrunner Liz Tigelaar - Strayed invited me to her table. Cheryl Strayed likes getting to know people, so perhaps it shouldn’t have been all that surprising when she began our interview by directing questions at me.
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