Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Outside of my family, I have two loves: writing and grappling. I’ve written two novels and one book of poetry.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is “Into the Fracking Fields.” I wanted to build a world that had both the familiar and the dystopian. As we saw with the COVID-19 pandemic, we can have a huge disruption in the world and still maintain some normalcy. This book delves into our sense of normalcy and what we would consider to be dystopian – might very well by utopian.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I sit on a board of nails to keep my writing sharp. Not really. Music and coffee are usual involved.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Huxley, Tom Robbins, Steinbeck, and to a lesser extent, Kerouac. “Blindness,” by Saramago, has always stuck with me. Bukowski for poetry.
What are you working on now?
A novel based on based on my experiences as a Jew surrounded by evangelical Christians.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t stop.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“If you see a sign that says ‘do not feed the bears,’ man, you’d better not feed the bears.” -Homer Simpson
What are you reading now?
1Q84, by Murakami
What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing that ol’ novel I mentioned above.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Of Mice and Men and the rest Calvin and Hobbes.
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