My family lived in Egypt from 1993 to 1996.
I like dark subject matter. I'm not sure what that means about me!
In the end, all you want is someone to long for you when it comes time to put you in the ground.
A family has its own rituals and its own superstitions.
I've always written about animals. I'm still trying to process why that is.
Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one should ever feel like attempting a kind of artistic endeavor is beyond your scope just because of age or inexperience.