...water laughing softly down a black stone wall.

So I feel that lack of qualification. And I'm scared. And I have a tendency to think things may not/probably won't work out. That's my basic mindset.

The music industry is an interesting lens through which to look at change, because it has had such a difficult time adjusting to the digital age.

Read at the level at which you want to write. Reading is the nourishment that feeds the kind of writing you want to do.

Stu walked Bennie over to Chris in the chair and parted his hair to reveal some tan little creatures the size of poppy seeds moving around on his scalp. Bennie felt himself grow faint.'Lice' the barber whispered.'They get it at school'. 'But he goes to private school' Bernie had blurted.'In Crandale,New York!

When does a fake Mohawk become a real Mohawk? Who decides? How do you know if it's happened?

I grew up in the 70s, when people talked on the phone - and just talked more. I remember the phone was the epicenter of our house. I spent hours every evening as a teenager waiting for the phone to ring and talking to my friends. Before the age of technology, it was also easier to just disappear from the face of the earth.