Diary of an Emotional Idiot Author:Maggie Estep Zoeys fevered existence is sketched in alternating chapters of past and present. Her past buzzes with memories of a Catholic girlhood. Her present is still more addled, penning smutty books and acting as receptionist for women in leather. Author Estep who has performed slam poetry on MTV and appeared on the Charlie Rose Show, PBS, a... more »nd other venues avoids the twin pitfalls of maudlin compassion and phony redemption in this vivid tale.« less