Motive Is Never Easy. Sometimes It Occurs

I Went To A Performance Of 'the Crucible' At The Guthrie When I Was A Sophomore In High School, And I Knew Right Away That That's What I Wanted To Do

Starting In The Mid-'80s, I Played In A Band Called Meat Joy, And We Made Our Own Record, Toured.

I Began To Write Fiction On The Assumption That The True Enemies Of The Novel Were Plot, Character, Setting And Theme, And Having Once Abandoned These Familiar Ways Of Thinking About Fiction, Totality Of Vision Or Structure Was Really All That Remained.

I Generally Play Strong People And Scary People.

It's Probably Odd For Someone To Read An Interview Where The Interviewee Is Worried About Exposure While They're Talking In An Interview.