Writing helps us heal in certain way, but it doesn't make the experience of thinking about writing that occasion any less painful. When you revisit t….

I feel like I always learn when I'm writing, even when I'm not writing about myself. I'm careful not to judge; I try to internalize and empathize wit….

I just always felt like animals are spirit guides. I really like animals, I've always felt really drawn to them; they have this energy and magnetism..

Florida is kind of notorious. But also because it's a rich place. Phonetically, narratively, historically. I wanted to know Florida better and I coul….

When you write about people three dimensionally, it inspires a sense of empathy. That would be something that I want people to take away from all my ….

I was interested in the ways we can write biography. When you're first starting to write about your own life it feels so shapeless because you don't ….

In "Mother-Father-God," I talk about how the new thought movement led me to be superstitious. I think that might resonate with a lot of Americans, th….

You can pretty much do it with anything. You can tell your life story with all the jeans you've worn, or every pair of shoes you've owned..