The stories in Get In Trouble confirm once again that Kelly Link is a modern virtuoso of the form-playful and subversive required reading for anyone who loves short fiction.

Silence creates it's own violence.

So many differing opinions and philosophies... are rarely housed under the roof of a single magazine.

I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm trying to build.

I always try to be alert to the potential for repetition, for a decaying orbit with regard to my use of technique, etc.

I have received emails from readers who have said that they were emotionally impacted by the books, and they feel they are more environmentally aware and energized to do more. So that's hopeful to me. It is at least evidence of what I'm trying to do - trying to convey very intense emotional experiences by being very close in on character points of view to make you feel it in your body. That's one way to get the point across, by evoking a visceral response.

You can either waste time worrying about a death that might not come or concentrate on what’s left to you.