MINNEAPOLIS — What if Cheryl Strayed had never written her bestselling book, "Wild," and remained in Minnesota where she continued to struggle with addiction on the cusp of turning 50?
That's the rough story line for the new Hulu series, "Tiny Beautiful Things," a tearjerker of a series about Clare Pierce (Kathryn Hahn), who can never seem to reach her potential as a writer or human being.
There are a lot of similarities between Pierce and Strayed. Both were identified at an early age as having a gift for writing. Both grew up in homes without running water or electricity, and lost their mothers to cancer at an early age. Both struggled with alcohol and drugs. Both posed as "Dear Sugar," an advice columnist who developed a cult following via an online magazine.
