It's In Great Joy That

My Work Generally Tends To Be An All-out, 360-degree Subversive Take On Everything, Most Of All My Own Notion Of Myself As A Son, Father, Husband, Human Being And Male In This Culture.

I've Always Wanted To Be A Poet At The Beginning. I Would Look At My Grandparents' Books And My Parents' Books. And In My Family, A Typical Aspirational Jewish Family, Being A Writer Was Very Much Exalted, And It Seemed Impossible To Me, That I Could Ever Do Something Like That.

I Always Thought Of My Work As Being Animated By A Spirit Of Unhinged Generosity.

Actually What's Worse Than A Dog's Mouth Is A Cat's Mouth. They're Not Dirtier Per Se, But They Have Sharper Teeth, So They Are Much More Likely To Go Deep, Should They Bite You.

I'm In That Very Preliminary Stage Of Wondering How Exactly To "pressurize" The Novel In Some Way I've Never Considered Before.