The job of every generation is to discover the flaws of the one that came before it. That's part of growing up, figuring out all the ways your parents and their friends are broken.

I'm almost back to being able to write as much as six hours a day .

Blogging, I love you no matter how out of fashion you are.

I re-read The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter. It's a book every one should read, particularly Americans, as the USA is her primary focus. Her book demonstrates that white is not universal, that white is not neutral, that it has a history, which she eloquently delineates. It's not often you finish a book understanding how the world operates better than before you read it.

I think I've finally learned to stop worrying about how big the gaps are between my novels' publication.

I discovered the writing of Kirsty Eagar and was blown away. Everyone needs to read her now.

Really, according to the shrinks, I am angry at everyone ever. Especially them. I am all anger and resentment all the time. Not one of them has ever suggested that maybe I lie because the world is better the way I tell it.