Sometimes You Meet Someone And You Know

If Men Are Paid/praised More Than Women For The Same Work Than It Always Pays To Allow The Man To Have More Freedom To Pour Himself Into His Work - Think Of Athletes, Actors Over The Age Of 28, Lawyers, Accountants, College Deans.

Is It Wrong To Kill Something That Wants To Kill You?

I Was Born In The Era Of The Novel. I've Written Many, As Well As Collections Of Poetry, And Essays For Mouthing Off. I've Written To Inches, Word-counts, Page-counts, Even The Sonnet And The Screenplay (which I Call A Plot Poem). I Write Narrative. That's It. I Just Want To Tell It.

Memories Are Like Water.

When A Colleague Of Mine Had A Notable New York Times Book, I Said, Turn One Of The Chapters In The Collection Into A Pitch For A Novel And Sell It To Your Publisher.