The Past Was So Past It Hurt.

I Am Excited By... The New Novel By Samantha Hunt. She's A Writer I Really Admire A Lot.

The Past Was So Past It Hurt.

I'm Trying To Make Sure That There's Comedy As Well As Sadness. It Makes The Sadness More Memorable.

I Turned Forty, And Im Finally Going To Get Married And Maybe Have A Kid.

But That Incessant Drive To Be Out There In The Literary Universe That Was Important To Me When I Was In My Twenties, Like Going To A Paris Review Party Or Whatever, That Seems Totally Irrelevant Now.