In The Publishing World, Most

Feminism Is Still One Of Those Taboo Words, So Hardly Anybody Talks About It. People Usually Go Gender-neutral And Say The Book And Film [room] Are About "the Triumph Of The Human Spirit.

I Watch His Hands, They're Lumpy But Clever. "is There A Word For Adults When They Aren't Parents?" Steppa Laughs. "folks With Other Things To Do?

I Say "on Principle" [regarding 'lesbian Writer'] Because Whenever You Get One Of Your Minority Labels Applied, Like "irish Writer," "canadian Writer," "woman Writer," "lesbian Writer" - Any Of Those Categories - You Always Slightly Wince Because You're Afraid That People Will Think That Means You're Only Going To Write About Canada Or Ireland, You Know.

The Film World Is Far More Male-dominated. I Mean, The Numbers Are Staggering At The Level Of How Many People On Set There Are, And Almost All The Trades In Film, There's A Lot More Men. So I Can See Without Anyone Intending To Be Biased [that] We Have Kind Of A Collective Choosing Of Men's Stories And A Collective Of Taking Men's Stories Seriously.

There Are Some Tales Not For Telling, Whether Because They Are Too Long, Too Precious, Too Laughable, Too Painful, Too Easy To Need Telling Or Too Hard To Explain. After All, After Years And Travels My Secrets Are All I Have Left To Chew On In The Night.