This is your first collection of short stories. What led to this?
I’ve always been interested in the whole idea of attraction and the way people end up together. Each of these stories is about that.
Can you give us some examples from the book?
One of the stories is called “Never lasting Sleep”. I had to interview a former sleep expert from NASA for a magazine story. Later I couldn’t sleep and got to thinking how odd it would be if a sleep expert had trouble in that area. What if a woman came to him for help and could see the issues in his past that prevented him from sleeping.
So the focus of your story is on the dynamics between those two?
To me that’s the interesting part of a relationship. We all have a history. Sometimes that comes out when you don’t expect it.
Where does the title for the book come from?
One of the stories is about two people who are running from their past. They’re blind to their own dynamic—but not each other’s.
What’s behind the story called “Hope in Hollow Point”?
It’s about personal loss and grief. When you lose someone they may be gone—but not in your memory. That comes out and has to be dealt with.
Your stories have a lot of emotional pain and conflict. What’s behind that?
I see a lot of pain in the people that I meet, especially now. One of the stories in this collection is called “Windward Side of Forgiveness”. It was based on a tornado that hit a small town several years ago. I had to cover the story for a small magazine and talked with people who went through it. The storm came and their lives changed. I wanted to know how that affected them.
I’ve always been interested in the whole idea of attraction and the way people end up together. Each of these stories is about that.
Can you give us some examples from the book?
One of the stories is called “Never lasting Sleep”. I had to interview a former sleep expert from NASA for a magazine story. Later I couldn’t sleep and got to thinking how odd it would be if a sleep expert had trouble in that area. What if a woman came to him for help and could see the issues in his past that prevented him from sleeping.
So the focus of your story is on the dynamics between those two?
To me that’s the interesting part of a relationship. We all have a history. Sometimes that comes out when you don’t expect it.
Where does the title for the book come from?
One of the stories is about two people who are running from their past. They’re blind to their own dynamic—but not each other’s.
What’s behind the story called “Hope in Hollow Point”?
It’s about personal loss and grief. When you lose someone they may be gone—but not in your memory. That comes out and has to be dealt with.
Your stories have a lot of emotional pain and conflict. What’s behind that?
I see a lot of pain in the people that I meet, especially now. One of the stories in this collection is called “Windward Side of Forgiveness”. It was based on a tornado that hit a small town several years ago. I had to cover the story for a small magazine and talked with people who went through it. The storm came and their lives changed. I wanted to know how that affected them.
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