Leaves Covered Pavement Like Soggy Cereal.

On The Last Morning Of Virginia's Bloodiest Year Since The Civil War, I Built A Fire And Sat Facing A Window Of Darkness Where At Sunrise I Knew I Would Find The Sea.

I Dropped Chemistry. I Practically Blew Up The Lab In College.

The Dead Have Never Bothered Me. It's The Living That I Fear.

Being Gay Is Just One Aspect Of My Very Complicated Life. I Do Not Wear It On My Sleeve.

Even If You Are A Best-seller You Feel Insecure Because It Is All So Unpredictable.