He Bats Like A Lightning Rod.

I've Played [scrabble] Tournaments For About 20 Years. My Daughter, Erin, Who Lives With Me, Also Travels To Tournaments. While I'm Not A Top Division Player, I've Won A Number Of Tournaments.

[i] Played A Little Softball, But There Was Nowhere On The Field It Was Safe For Me To Be.

I Am An Old-fashioned Storyteller. I Try To Make People Laugh And Cry. A Fiction Writer's Duty Is To Entertain. If You Can Sneak In Something Profound Or Symbolic, So Much The Better.

Growing Up Is A Ritual, More Deadly Than Religion, More Complicated Than Baseball, For There Seem To Be No Rules. Everything Is Experienced For The First Time.

I Can Still Put Down Some Pretty Nasty Stuff On Paper, Which Is What I Enjoy Doing.