A Clean, Well-Lighted Place — Ernest Hemingway

About this episode

The episode explores Hemingway's themes of solitude and the need for a comforting space through his work 'A Clean, Well-Lighted Place'.

You know the need. A place to sit when the night is long and the heart is hollow. Somewhere with light, with someone who doesn't rush you. Somewhere to be alone without being lonely. Hemingway wrote this in 1933. An old man in a Spanish café, drinking alone. Two waiters watching him. One young, impatient, wants to go home. The other older, and he understands — the need for a clean, well-lighted place against the dark. I read whatever you send me. Fragments, poems, 3am thoughts, any genre. No judgement, no critique. Just your words, out loud. Your first yes. writtenworksforyoubyyou@gmail.com Leave a five-star review for a shout out: Reddit : ⁠⁠wwfyby⁠⁠ . Instagram : ⁠⁠@writtenworksforyoubyyou⁠⁠ . Website : ⁠⁠writtenworksforyoubyyou.carrd.co⁠⁠ Available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and wherever you listen. The room is open. I'm still listening.

People in this episode

Host: Lourdes

Topics covered

• loneliness
• Hemingway
• literature
• reflection
• solitude

Keywords

• Hemingway
• clean well-lighted place
• solitude
• literature
• reflection

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Spanish café

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