I know that some of the things which happen in these stories are not likely, but sometimes I wonder if they are not possible in some way.

I've worked in several different places, most of my experience comes from spending eight summers at a camp for adults with a wide range of disabilities. For six years I spent every summer living in a small cabin with five men with Downes Syndrome. It was just me and these five guys, all in their forties and fifties. We had such a great time.

I write most of my first drafts on an old manual typewriter, a really old one. It's a big black metal "Woodstock" from about 1920. I try to write everything down at once, in one sitting. The longer stories in this collection are divided up into sections. Each section represents a different sitting, a different idea for the same story.

I wanted to do a collection where the narrator is constant throughout, so that there's a little unity.

I like people who lead unusual lives, and very often a person with a disability fits into that category.

I'm not very disciplined. I tend to write late at night because I get distracted during the day.

I'm trying to write stories that are interesting and enjoyable.