Writing Is A Lonely Business.

Yep, My Daddy Was An Undependable Drunk. But He'd Never Missed Any Of My Organized Games, Concerts, Plays, Or Picnics. He May Not Have Loved Me Perfectly, But He Loved Me As Well As He Could. (189)

There Have Been Players With Indian Heritage, But There Hasn't Been A Native-american Professional Basketball Player Who Became A Regular For All Sorts Of Social And Political Reasons.

You Know, People Speak In Poetry All The Time. They Just Don't Realize It.

My Father Was Sleepless Most Of His Life. So By The Age Of Five, I Was Awake With Him All Night Long, Watching Bad Television Or We'd Lie In The Same Bed, And I'd Read My Comic Books While He Read His Latest Spy Or Mystery Novel.

I Wanted To Do A Weird Book And Reestablish My Independent, Small-press Roots.