No, it's not a 'corpse thing.' I feel I lack the emotional capacity to deal with those in mourning.

The living room is a monument to my impulsive spending habits. I've got more than two hundred DVDs, including cinematic greats such as Monkey Bone, Corkey Romano, and A Night at the Roxbury, leading me to believe not only do I have awful taste in films, but I also have a Chris Kattan fixation. What I don't have is $4000 earing intrest in a money market account.

I think people tend to be very myopic and they dont understand how their actions impact others.

Writing is something that I've always loved. That stems from my love of being a reader.

Some people are destined to be deep thinkers. I am not one of those people.

Expressing political opinion can be a powerful way to establish a character's voice when writing fiction.

The best thing about being 45 is not taking myself so seriously.