I do not outline. There are writers I know and count as my friends who certainly do it the other way but for me part of the adventure is not knowing how it's going to turn out.

The big dramas that fascinate me are the quiet ones that happen behind closed doors in so-called ordinary families.

I continued to protect him with my silence.

Nothing like being visible, publishing one's work, and speaking openly about one's life, to disabuse the world of the illusion of one's perfection and purity.

One of the sad realities of being a parent is that the same stuff you know is exciting, educational, and enriching in your child'slife is often messy, smelly and exhausting to deal with.

The word NO, carries a lot more meaning when spoken by a parent who also knows how to say yes.

There is a theme that runs through my work, and that is: the toxic property of keeping secrets.