The Deep South might be wretched, but it can howl.

My stories do have plot. They're not just scattered language; they're controlled, toward an end.

I don't really care about plot; I want to have a page-turner in a different kind of way.

I always intended to be light and open. I misjudged the American audience.

Children will listen to anything elders say to survive, and if you grew up without an elder telling you there was a god, what did your parents say to you?

My best stories come out of nowhere, with no concern for form at all.

Time is what makes good stories. Much has been cooking for a long time, and at last finds an out in narration one day. That's a supreme joy. And why the characters keep showing up.