Q: What is your area of specialty?
A: Fiction—short stories and novels.
Q: What was the title of your master’s thesis or dissertation?
A: My first book, Rabbit Punches, was my master’s thesis.
Q: What is your most recent publication?
A: My fourth book, Shadowselves, is my most recent project.
Q: What is your favorite assignment to assign?
A: I enjoy assigning a micro-fiction writing assignment because it emphasizes the importance of sentences in stories.
Q: What was the last book you read?
A: The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell by Brian Evenson.
Q: What are your favorite events on campus?
A: Any Words to Say It event.
Q: Where is your favorite place to eat on campus?
A: I almost never eat on campus. Sometimes I’ll eat a cracker in my office.
Q: What do you enjoy most about CCU?
A: Our kickass students.
