Motherhood. It was hard to get lost in anything else completely when children were 3 years old.
Danzy SennaWriting New People I was thinking a lot about the era that I came of age - the 90's. Brooklyn, in particular, this moment when I lived there. The sense of possibility. I was also trying to find a way to write about Jonestown. I had read about it a lot and I had the sense that the story could really start to drive one over the edge.
Danzy SennaMy fear was like a stray dog, roving the neighborhood of my life, looking for a new source of worry.
Danzy SennaI don't like stories that are too neat and too resolved. I think resolutions can be deadening for the reader.
Danzy Senna