I was not much used to women except for mothers. Everything I did, they did different..

Long, dark, and lovely she had been, in those days before her mind broke and the parts scattered and she let them go..

I've bumped into at least three people in town who all insist 'Winter's Bone' is about them..

I always loved the verve and vivacity of pulp and I kind of merged it with my own interest in family stories..