I've gotten used to spending more time with heavily narrative stories.

I'm always reading. And I keep a whole list of stories, often unusual stories. There are a hundred some-odd ideas on that list.

I don't think that the people in my stories are lying to themselves. Well, some of them are - everybody is at some level. But there is something about how they all inhabit a narrative of their own making.

People are really stuck on their ideas about themselves.

I've gotten used to spending more time with heavily narrative stories.

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

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