Another memoir named after this activity recounts how the author realized that he could write a novel while at a (*) baseball game on April Fools' Day, 1978.
In a book named after this activity, a character dreams that her cat Freud is dying, so she traps it under a laundry basket until it dies. A character in that book named after this activity has a room in his office called the Masturbatorium and becomes convinced that God is communicating with him through his bowel movements. That book is a memoir about how the author had to stay with his mother's psychiatrist Dr. Finch as a child due to her mental instability. Another memoir named after this activity recounts how the author realized that he could write a novel while at a (*) baseball game on April Fools' Day, 1978. That Philip Gabriel-translated memoir has a title inspired by Raymond Carver. For 10 points, identify this activity which titles Augusten Burroughs' most famous memoir, and a Haruki Murakami memoir entitled What I Talk About When I Talk About [this activity].
In a book named after this activity, a character dreams that her cat Freud is dying, so she traps it under a laundry basket until it dies.
 running [accept running with scissors]