I always wanted to write something illustrated, and the Details strip finally gave me the opportunity.

My suspicion is that this is an unavoidable human dilemma, that people will always want to avoid pain, to avoid those who are in pain, and so will be vulnerable to anyone or anything that seems to promise permanent avoidance.

God howls with laughter at earthly plans, you know?

There is no right or wrong reading of Naked Lunch, though some readings are more common, and thus Burroughs commercial is not the issue.

The past was so past it hurt.

Tangled in one another's arms and nine times out of ten the things you think about a person make it impossible to touch them.

I have sparred with commenters as a music writer (on The Rumpus, among other places, see e.g., my review about Taylor Swift), and that was plenty of training!