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It absolutely helped - to write the father in both 'Juicy' and 'Beasts,' I had to see the whole story from his point of view. All of... →
My grandmother had six kids - one died as an infant - and she was dirt-poor, and all her kids got an education. And my mom grew up poor. And they... →
I was a really bad teenager and I got my tongue pierced. I don't even remember where I did it, but it was under very surreptitious circumstances.
I wasn't the best waitress in the world, but I was cheerful and worked hard.
If you have a perfectionist streak - and who doesn't? - running can kill the perfectionist inside you.
I can't write about rich people having relationship problems and breaking up in New York. I don't know that world of Terrence McNally. I knew... →
I think artists need the freedom to fail and I gave myself that freedom.
Mostly I do Iyengar. I like anything that's hard enough to make me cry in class. I like to be pushed over my limit and broken down a little bit.
To me the voice has always been the way to start any character. Once I find that, I'm good to go.
I always felt like there wasn't a blueprint for father-daughter relationships - for them or for us. Because what are they supposed to do with us... →
My dad doesn't like religion much, but I grew up very close to the Baptist tradition. God isn't this distant thing. God is right here with... →
My dad, like many Southern men, is this very emotionally expressive person who isn't as articulate in words about his feelings as he is with... →
Oh, I love to read more than anything. I always love the 'New Stories From the South' anthologies - I think it's the best short fiction... →