Q&A with Matthew Thomas

The hardest time to write is around two in the morning, when it might still be reasonable to turn in. Your throat starts to hurt; you’re sure you’re getting sick; your head feels like a sponge. . . . After 2:30 or so—well, there’s something that happens when it’s late enough. Continue reading →

Transience, Heartbreak, and Mythology: Annie Proulx’s Somber Harmonies

by T.L. Khleif

Place, foremost in Proulx’s work, shapes characters’ destinies in powerful, sometimes cruel ways. Before filling in the specifics of plot or character, Proulx, an avid researcher, spends one to two years uncovering intimate details of her settings. Continue reading →