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Life: b. 1972

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Maybe the most interesting thing gay writers can do is show the tension between the breadth of gay experiences and the unity of what they have in common.

Topics: Gay, Interesting, Unity, Breadth

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There may be something universal about idealizing the past, but I think it's taken to an absurd degree in New York, which is what I'm poking fun at. The hole-in-the-wall bars I went to in the 90s that smelled like sewage now enjoy legendary status, as if times were had there that could never be had anywhere else.

Topics: New York, Wall, Fun, Poking Fun, Sewage

London is like a collection of hills. There are lots of desirable spots and lots of space in between. The idea of elbowing people out of your way to get somewhere - literally or metaphorically - seems foreign here.

Topics: Ideas, Space, People

I enjoy the fact that, as a gay man, there's relatively little pressure on me to act like a grown-up, but also I see the pitfalls that we're susceptible to, addiction, isolation, loneliness, mental illness, not to mention the embarrassing fashion choices.

Topics: Fashion, Loneliness, Gay

I've always written stories from female perspectives. That it's one of the reasons I write, to have that experience.

Topics: Writing, Perspective, Female

When you grow up in a place (whether as a child or an adult) you squeeze everything out of it. You need so much when you're young.

Topics: Children, Growing Up, Adults

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