Actually... I wrote 'Damned' while caring for my mother during her cancer. I doubted anyone wanted to read about a middle-aged guy's sadness so I flipped the script to write about a smart child who'd died as was missing her folks. In retrospect, taking a tons of books about hell and Satan to my mother's house during her final months wa…
Actually... I wrote 'Damned' while caring for my mother during her cancer. I doubted anyone wanted to read about a middle-aged guy's sadness so I flipped the script to write about a smart child who'd died as was missing her folks. In retrospect, taking a tons of books about hell and Satan to my mother's house during her final months was less than sensitive.
In 'Pastures' I want to deal with fantasy fulfillment (party!) and the pain we feel as we separate from our birth families. Oh, the horrid places these kids will go...
Actually... I wrote 'Damned' while caring for my mother during her cancer. I doubted anyone wanted to read about a middle-aged guy's sadness so I flipped the script to write about a smart child who'd died as was missing her folks. In retrospect, taking a tons of books about hell and Satan to my mother's house during her final months was less than sensitive.
In 'Pastures' I want to deal with fantasy fulfillment (party!) and the pain we feel as we separate from our birth families. Oh, the horrid places these kids will go...