When I write, I’m always looking for how to investigate the ways we see the world and make room for connection despite and among mechanic systems that often feel constant, so I reach for creating worlds on the page that do not reinforce this monotony.

I was struck by the garishness of the attractions that sit just at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains.... that immense contrast between hokey entertainment and ancient, dignified landscape.

Writing prose is sometimes work, and sometimes you have to sit down and do the work, even when you’re utterly uninspired. Oddly enough, sometimes that prose is the best.

I love embedded narratives, shifts in point of view, collage — anything that gives a sense of texture.