All these lives," she said. "All the stories we never know." (125)

All these lives," she said. "All the stories we never know." (125)

I have to pay attention to what I have felt and observed, then push these responses to an extreme while keeping the story within the realm of being psychologically and emotionally true.

You have family", Bob said. "You have a wife who hates you. Kids who are furious with you. A brother and sister who make you insane. And a nephew who used to be kind of a drip but apparently is not so much of a drip now. That's called family".

I don't think there was a particular book that made me want to write. They all did. I always wanted to write.

My first job was when I was about 12, cleaning houses in the afternoons for different elderly women in town. I hated it.

Without a doubt my mother was an inspiration for my writing. This is true in many ways, but mostly because she is a wonderful storyteller, without even knowing it.