JL;DR SUMMARY Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor's new book, "Something We Said," explores the complex history and personal facets of the n-word in America through an intimate lens, focusing on her father, renowned comedian Richard Pryor, a pivotal figure in its pop-culture narrative. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.