Life Is Short..live To The Fullest.

Because I Was Single, There Was A Chance I Was A Homosexual. Because I Went To Syracuse, Wherever That Was, Then I Was Probably A Communist. Or Worse, A Liberal. Because I Was From Memphis, I Was A Subversive Intent On Embarrassing Ford County.

I Remember Stephen King Did A Fundraiser One Time With J.k. Rowling And He Was Very Impressed With Her. But We Talk A Lot About Publishing, Bookselling, And Book Writing. He's Been Around For Ten Years Longer Than Me And Was A Bestseller Right Off The Bat. And He's Seen And Done Everything. It's Rare To Be With Somebody Who Has Been Through All Of That.

And They Drank Heavily, Partied With Great Enthusiasm, And Relished The Drug Culture; They Moved In And Out And Slept Around, And This Was Okay Because They Defined Their Own Morality. They Were Fighting For The Mexicans And The Redwoods, Dammit! They Had To Be Good People!

Writing Was Not A Childhood Dream Of Mine. I Do Not Recall Longing To Write As A Student. I Wasn't Sure How To Start.

Keeping A Guy In Prison Costs 50,000 Bucks A Year. Executing One Costs A Couple Million.