I have an MFA in writing. It is debatable if they are right for everyone, but I had a mentor who really changed my life, so it worked for me.

I don't teach narrative theory by itself anymore, but I kind of use it when critiquing student manuscripts. So, it works its way in there, whether I like it or not.

I like a text that reminds the reader its a text sometimes.

Some of the biggest challenges were, page after page, standing naked in front of the reader.

I wasn't doing much work when I was using and drinking. I have friends who did it (work), but I wasn't one of those people.

My teaching career started with me teaching comp at a very small school in Buffalo. And I was terrible at that point. They never should have hired me.

I like the fact that second person puts the reader in the story. It makes them, whether they like it or not, complicit in the action.