I'd just like to point out that almost all of these stories in this collection were rejected by some publication at one time or another, some of them….

Sometimes the autobiographical link in each story is very literal, like I did work at The Texas School for the Blind, and I did once lose a mattress ….

I want the situations and plots to be surprising and unusual..

I've worked in several different places, most of my experience comes from spending eight summers at a camp for adults with a wide range of disabiliti….

I want people to read them and enjoy the experience and feel entertained. A lot of the best stories revolve around strange people, people whose decis….

I've found that I seek out oddballs; I like strange and eccentric people a lot..

I make films about people with disabilities as well and I think this question is more relevant in regards to these documentaries where the actual per….

I like people who lead unusual lives, and very often a person with a disability fits into that category..

I know that some of the things which happen in these stories are not likely, but sometimes I wonder if they are not possible in some way..

I wanted to do a collection where the narrator is constant throughout, so that there's a little unity..

I never really set out to research any of these stories. I try to lead an interesting life though. I guess the closest I came to research was when I ….

I have many stories which don't make it to the computer. When I put it into the computer I make some changes and often add a few sentences here and t….

I've always liked the classic "young adult" writers like Mark Twain, Jack London, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens. They write so clearly, and they know h….

I'm not very disciplined. I tend to write late at night because I get distracted during the day..

I write most of my first drafts on an old manual typewriter, a really old one. It's a big black metal "Woodstock" from about 1920. I try to write eve….

I'm just a dog person. I love dogs very much, especially big ones, hounds, and retrievers. I think they are funny and often have good senses of humor….

Some of the stories in Dogwalker were written as long as four years ago, but I wouldn't say I've been working on this collection for four years. I ha….

I have two dogs myself and they are always around when I write, so they tend to creep in there..

I chose the title Dogwalker because that describes me pretty well. I spend a lot of time walking around with my dogs. I'd say the narrator is me in a….

The first story I wrote was "Catface" which was later selected for The O. Henry Collection, so that gave me some confidence to try some more. Gatheri….

I'm trying to write stories that are interesting and enjoyable..