In my twenties, it was so important for me to show people I had all these other books and these other sorts of writing in me, ... A lot of authors, if their first book is a success, they're terrified to write a second one. But in my case, since the first book wasn't considered a literary book, I was really determined to show people I could do other types of writing.

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Now your words fill the air / with a storm of black stings / And I make a small incision in my skin / to let them in / Cruel, mean, evil, you say....

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