I'd say my best memory was climbing Mt. Fuji, and the worst memory was... trying to fit my feet into the free giveaway slippers at Japanese schools.

One question hovers over all of us who choose to spend our lives writing: why keep doing this in a world where so many forces are aligned against us?

I set out to write an anti-parenting parenting book.

When you hit the unimaginable, the only answer is imaginativeness. You have to heal with the person that you're suffering with. You have to write a new chapter in your story. A relationship can be a sacred thing, but it's going to be difficult. There are going to be challenges. You are going to have pain. But working it through and being resilient is as sacred and meaningful as having a "Hollywood" romance.

Here's a confession: I hate parenting books. I hate the ones that are earnest and repetitive.

Everybody has heard that family dinner is great for kids. But unfortunately, it doesn't work in many of our lives.

Even Superman's name reflects his creators' biblical knowledge.