I find that short stories are almost like palate cleansers, or brain cleansers.

I've just always written, and always considered myself a writer. I wrote my first story when I was five. There was nothing else I wanted to do or be.

I'd love to be able to write crazy epic plots. I'm working on it.

Sometimes, things are just exercises.

In its current incarnation in my life touring is a lot of airports and hotels and car services and only OK food.

Most of my writer friends are women, and they're all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction for women is pretty great. Which is to say there is a ton of amazing work out there. These women are writing hard. There's much to be said. We're on it, chief.

My laptop broke and because of the storm I could not get a new one. And so I've been promoting my book via iPhone.