I've found that I seek out oddballs; I like strange and eccentric people a lot.

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

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

I've found that I seek out oddballs; I like strange and eccentric people a lot.

The first story I wrote was "Catface" which was later selected for The O. Henry Collection, so that gave me some confidence to try some more. Gathering these stories together was fun, but I realized when I read them that I have certain mental preoccupations and they keep recurring in my stories.

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