Unraveling Secrets: Benjamin Hale on the Mysterious Disappearance That Haunts the Ozarks
Jane might be more of an introvert, and I — well, admitting one is an extrovert is kind of like being a Yankees fan (in the ’90s-’00s, less so now) — but I used to act in theater, unlike many writers I know I actually like giving readings and flatter myself that I’m good at it, I love teaching, I love telling stories at parties; perhaps Jane (and you!) has(/have) an introvert’s relationship with art, and I have an extrovert’s, hence my Satanic sympathies. Jane is a Buddhist, and she meditates: her work has a serenity to it, a sense of divine cosmic balance, a certain patience and calm and inner peace. I’m a bit calmer than I used to be, but my soul still snaps and thrashes in confusion, rage, and torment like a wounded snake.
