As A Citizen Of The Post-historical Variety,

Writing Is About Doing Something Very Close To The Bone. It's About Shocking Yourself. When I Write, I Like To Make Myself Cry, Laugh - I Like To Give Myself An Experience. I See A Lot Of Writing Out There That's Very Safe. But If You're Not Scaring Yourself, Why Would You Think That You'd Be Scaring Anybody Else? If You're Not Coming To A Revelation About Your Place In The Universe, Why Would You Think Anyone Else Would?

Women Have Waited Millions Of Years, Growing Separate As Another Species, With Visions And Priorities No Man-words, No Man-measurements Can Comprehend.

I Have A Great Ability To Improvise Verbally And I Am Very Funny On A Dime.

All My Friends Are Artists, So I Am Used To Collective Agony As A Mode.

Like I'm Dragging Bundles Of Old Clothes? I'm Carrying Artifacts That Breathe Fire. I'm Talking About A Language Of Smoke. These Are Three-dimensional Creatures That Can Mate. I'd No More Leave Them Go By The Side Of The Trail Than I Would My Child. I'll Carry Them Until Someone Amputates My Arms.