E H Storm: Twenty Questions
Q1: Describe "The Coldest Case" in a sentence. A1: A classic battle of humor vs tragedy, hope vs fear, and truth vs lie, and all the other little battles that rage daily to shape our existence. Q2: You've returned to writing after a long hiatus. What made you come back? A2: I never stopped writing, but I gave up on fiction. I was writing dark, dirgy fiction, trying desperately to be Raymond Carver. I had a couple of pieces published and looked up at the mountain I was climbing and said, "Nah." Q3: "The Coldest Case" is hardly "dark and dirgy." What changed in 20 years to lighten you up? A3: Nothing, that's the funny part. In fact, age and all of the crap that comes with it, should make everything darker! I'd say the short answer is that anyone who knows me knows that I'm a clown, and the "Cleveburn Biddies" are closer to my natural state of nonsense. Q4: You use that word -- nonsense -- a lot to describe your work. Self-...