I Find That Even Small Changes Sometimes

When I Was Writing 'the Abstinence Teacher,' I Really Tried To Immerse Myself In Contemporary American Evangelical Culture.

My Mythic Version Of America Is Very Much About Parents And Children, And In My Experience, The Suburban Setting Is Where That Particular Drama Plays Out. Which Isn't To Say That There Aren't Parents And Children In Cities Or On Farms. I Just Don't Know Them.

Maybe That's What We Look For In The People We Love, The Spark Of Unhappiness We Think We Know How To Extinguish.

I've Been A Little Bit Obsessed With Religion, Without Being A Religious Person, For About A Decade.

Sooner Or Later We All Lose Our Loved Ones. We All Have To Suffer, Every Last One Of Us.