I was living in a house with 11 dogs and all I thought about was dogs. I never had sex with any of them though..

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 ….

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

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

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….

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'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 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….

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

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

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

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..

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

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….

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

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'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….