I make films about people with disabilities as well and I think this question is more relevant in regards to these documentaries where the actual person appears on film. I know these people are proud of who they are and what they are doing with their lives.

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

I was living in a house with 11 dogs and all I thought about was dogs. I never had sex with any of them though.

I've always liked the classic "young adult" writers like Mark Twain, Jack London, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens. They write so clearly, and they know how to entertain.

I'm interested in other animals too though. There's the slug in "Mollusks", and I wrote a story about bees and one about a cat which got thrown out a window by mistake, but those never made it into the collection.

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