In high school I was the dog, always, and I never have felt comfortable or right in my body, and part of my whole exhibitionist thing has probably been a way of testing to see whether or not I really…

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And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't...

And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't...

This is the point being missed by readers who lament Liquor's lack of hot sex...

This is the point being missed by readers who lament Liquor's lack of hot sex...

The night is the hardest time to be alive and 4am knows all my secrets.

The night is the hardest time to be alive and 4am knows all my secrets.

Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had...

Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had...

I like visiting people's homes on Saint Joseph's Day, when people set up altars, serve...

I like visiting people's homes on Saint Joseph's Day, when people set up altars, serve...

In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that...

In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that...

My dad told me that no one could ever make it as a writer, that...

My dad told me that no one could ever make it as a writer, that...

New Orleans cuisine is Creole rather than Cajun.

New Orleans cuisine is Creole rather than Cajun.

I think film had a terrible effect on horror fiction particularly in the 80s, with...

I think film had a terrible effect on horror fiction particularly in the 80s, with...

There are people who must spend huge amounts of time composing these online diatribes against...

There are people who must spend huge amounts of time composing these online diatribes against...

My childhood may have been more demented than most, because I learned to read very...

My childhood may have been more demented than most, because I learned to read very...

Some of the food in Liquor is food I've really eaten filtered through a veil...

Some of the food in Liquor is food I've really eaten filtered through a veil...

I've tried to avoid labels, but they always find you.

I've tried to avoid labels, but they always find you.

Celebrities, even insignificant ones like me, are created to be abused by the Great Unwashed.

Celebrities, even insignificant ones like me, are created to be abused by the Great Unwashed.

In France, for instance, one magazine writer was convinced that On The Road had been...

In France, for instance, one magazine writer was convinced that On The Road had been...

I certainly don't think I would have been asked to pose for Rage if I...

I certainly don't think I would have been asked to pose for Rage if I...

I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job.

I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job.

I've certainly learned a great deal from my husband, though, and could never have written...

I've certainly learned a great deal from my husband, though, and could never have written...

I don't like to talk about work in progress, but the novel I'm working on...

I don't like to talk about work in progress, but the novel I'm working on...

I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining...

I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining...