Almost twenty years ago I wrote a short story (Rezin’s Ratio) that I considered a tongue-in-cheek fantasy. The premise was to establish a numerical basis for a person’s career standing, a success index, as it were. As Roger Rezin, the protagonist, put it: “I will figure out ways to tick people off and see what [...]
A story usually comes to me as an image – for example, an imaginary man standing in line inspired The Open Door in my short story collection (to be published by Adelaide Books in May, 2019) – or, as a single thought or feeling – such as, a creative anti-hero scientist who blends fact with fantasy in a political climate focused on pragmatism, which led to my novel, Jellyfish Have Eyes. I never know how these initial thoughts will develop into stories, or even if they will remain as first conceived.
I always voted to add my voice, however small, to those caring to preserve the values of the country that saved my life even before I was born, as stated in the first sentence of my recently published memoir (The Speed of Dark ): One of the most important and life-saving events of my existence [...]
