I Published A Bunch Of My Older

There’s Something Really Rich And Powerful In Not Talking About What You Need To Talk About Sometimes.

The Great Recession Is Not Imaginary, And The Effects Loom Large. There Was An Article In The Nyt About The Galloping Death Rate Among White Men In Middle Age. Higher Than Among Any Other Demographic, Etc. Mostly Death By Drugs, Alcohol, Or Suicide. Many Of Them Rural. My Feeling Is That It's Many People Who Haven't Been Able To Get Back Into The Work Force. Reg Morse Is An Example Of The Problem.

I Think First-person Narrators Should Be Complex, Because Otherwise The First-person Is Too Shallow And Predictable. I Like A First-person Narrator Who Can't Totally Be Trusted.

I Turned Forty, And Im Finally Going To Get Married And Maybe Have A Kid.

I Suppose I Should Say That I Treasure Blasphemy, As A Faith Of The Highest Order.