That's always disappointing when you find a good story and you realize the person has died, because then it's difficult to report.

People are really stuck on their ideas about themselves.

I am in communication with almost everybody I've done a story about. I have a fantasy that if I ever strike it rich, I'll have a big party and fly all of these people there, and they'll be roaming around the party - Billy Mitchell, Master Legend, Santa Tim, Rio DiAngelo, Mr. Romance circa 2007, and so on.

Often my characters have some kind of idealism or grand belief that they're pursuing.

That's always disappointing when you find a good story and you realize the person has died, because then it's difficult to report.

You exist in the minds of other people.

I don't know if any of the people perceive themselves as having been made fun of.