Magic Is Real (and It Matters)

Magic Is Real (and It Matters)

I’ve always longed to believe in magic. When I was young, I relegated myself to a tiny sliver of my twin bed because dozens of carefully arranged stuffed animals took up the rest of the real estate. When I awoke in the middle of the night, I moved the ones I’d kicked...
Fear Makes Us Do Some Absurd Things

Fear Makes Us Do Some Absurd Things

“Fear makes us do some absurd things.”–Cockroach (from the novel This Animal Body) Cockroach’s line in my new novel comes from personal experience. Fear has definitely made me do some ridiculous things, like hoard large quantities of dried figs and popcorn in...