If you want your prayers answered, get up off your knees and do something about them.

When I was a kid... I needed to belong.

Only there's two sides to every story, you know. You just remember that.

I love revising. If you demystify the process, it comes down to four strategies: what can I do to make the draft better; what should I cut out to make it stronger; what do I need to do to clarify it; and finally, what should I reposition.

Connecticut is in my blood.

All the dead bolts, pulled shades and hidden knives in the world couldn't protect you from the truth.

Eastern Connecticut is very different from Western; we're more liverwurst than pâté, more bowling than polo.