Stephen King reached out to me twenty-five years ago and taught me some valuable lessons. In return, I've tried to be generous with my time over the years with young writers. I've given them my email and said if you need someone to talk to, I've been through it.

I am currently reading, "The Broker" by John Grisham. it is alittle slow to start so I will have to let you know if it gets better

More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they weren't guilty or fairly tried. Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong.

When you work at street level you never know who's going to walk through your door.

I don't even know what a serious literary critic is.

I can't change overnight into a serious literary author. You can't compare apples to oranges. William Faulkner was a great literary genius. I am not.

The first thing my family did when we moved was join the local church. The second was to go to the library and get library cards.