No, none of us seem so very real. We're only supporting characters in the lives of each other. Any real truth, any precious fact will always be lost in a mountain of shattered make-believe.

You can tell a more over-the-top incredible story if you use a nonfiction form.

There's a big difference between "not caring" or being "nihilistic" about a topic and simply not being enrolled by the drama presented by other people. Just because my characters choose not to react in standard, socially-appropriate ways - that does not mean they don't care. They just reject ordinary dramas.

Only after disaster can we be resurrected.

The weather today is partly angry, leading to resignation and ultimatums.

More and more, it feels like I'm doing a really bad impersonation of myself.

Parents are like God because you wanna know they're out there, and you want them to think well of you, but you really only call when you need something.