Nothing Wrong With Changing Your Mind. That's

There Are So Many Talented Young Writers Named Jonathan, With Whom By Comparison I Suffer Terribly.

As A Child, I Wanted To Be An Athlete, A Professional Tennis Player Or Something Like That.

I'm Also Not Sure That I Look Up To Others As Knowing What The Hell Is Going On, Except Maybe Andre Agassi, Who, When I Interviewed Him, While Covering The U.s. Open, Seemed To Know What Was Going On. My Basic Assumption Is That We're All Confused All The Time. Some People Do Act More Confident, Though. Maybe They Aren't Confused. I Am. I'm Confused.

My Sophomore English Teacher Encouraged Me To Write For The School Paper, And That's What Got Me Started. Suddenly It Struck Me That Being A Writer Could Be A Romantic And Adventurous Position. Previously, I Had Thought I Would Be A Tennis Pro, Giving Lessons At A Local Club. I Thought That Would Be A Good Life, And It Might Have Been.

I'm Actually Much More Shy And Self-conscious Than People's Perception Of Me.