Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.
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I'll be left writing picture books and fairy tales.
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It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal.
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When you have a child, your previous life seems like someone else's. It's like living in a house and suddenly finding a room you didn't know was there, full of treasure and light.
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Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely.
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