The Poem Has To Bear

Writing Stories Is The Habit Of Lying Put To Good Use.

The Generation Of Women Who Came Before Us Did Much Of Our Shouting. They Laid The Groundwork And Now We Can Be Calm And Constant And Steady.

I Don't Have A Favorite. I Need Different Genres At Different Times.

While I Was In College Becoming A Good Catholic I Was Also Becoming A Writer - One Haunted By Catholicism.

She Glances Back Before Stepping Into The Alley, And She Catches Her Grandfather Looking At Her The Way He Does Sometimes--as If She's Already Gone, As If He's Practicing Sorrow.