Chloe Caldwell
Chloé Caldwell is the author four books: I'll Tell You in Person (Coffee House Press), The Red Zone: A Love Story (Soft Skull), Legs Get Led Astray (Short Flight / Long Drive) and the criritcally acclaimed novella, Women (Short Flight / Long Drive).
Women will be reissued by Harper Perennial on June 4th, 2024.
Her book TRYING will be published by Graywolf Press in 2025.
Chloe's work has been published in The New York Times, Bon Appétit, The Cut, Buzzfeed, New York Magazine, many anthologies, including the forthcoming SLUTS (Dopamine Books).
Chloe teaches creative nonfiction online and hosts retreats and offers writing support at scrappyliterary.com.
“I can accept that all I’ve ever wanted is not very special—all I’ve ever wanted, like most people, is proof of love.”
Chloe Caldwell
“And do you agree that the mornings when we appreciated each other might have been better than the mornings we loved each other?”
Chloe Caldwell
“I think if you tell someone that you love him or her, (especially a person that once screamed, “I’m not gonna love you ever!”) and that person says “duh,” then I think that means you have done something right.”
Chloe Caldwell
“You’ve always called me irreverent. You’ve branded me irreverent. In my mind you invented irreverent.”
Chloe Caldwell
“My mother wanted to be Betty Boop. Betty Boop was independent. Betty Boop was sexy. Betty Boop really had her shit together, you know?”
Chloe Caldwell