My stories do have plot. They're not just scattered language; they're controlled, toward an end.
I don't write under the ghost of Faulkner. I live in the same town and find his life and work inspiring, but that's it. I have a motorcycle and tool along the country lanes. I travel at my own speed.
Literature is the history of the soul.
Professional Southerners sicken me.
You've got to lie to stay halfway interested in yourself.
Love and despair go hand in hand.