![]() ![]() Lawyers, in particular, have some of the highest rates of depression, chemical addiction, and suicide of any other profession. How does this allow for a juxtaposition of his personal and professional selves – and in what ways do you see his journey as representative of the traditional everyman archetype?Ī: It’s rare that a person’s personal and professional selves are completely aligned, and interesting characters in books amplify that tension. Q: Your protagonist, Justin Glass, is conflicted between mind and morals. I decided, then, that this was the story I needed to tell, not necessarily a story about Michael Brown, but about the city and its struggles. The memorial of stacked stuffed animals and messages was still on the curb where he was shot. Boards were still on some of the burned out buildings downtown. I went back to Saint Louis and Ferguson shortly after the Michael Brown shooting. Then with the recent rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and questions about our justice system, I finally had a context and a world for Justin Glass to come alive. ![]() So, I scrapped it, but kept Justin in the back of my mind, searching for a story that would fit. I wrote a Justin Glass story about fifteen years ago, but the story was never read by anyone. ![]() Q: What was the impetus for writing LITTLE BOY LOST – and why did a standalone appeal to you as opposed to a continuation of your “No Time” series?Ī: The main character, Justin Glass, predates Michael Collins and the “No Time” series. ![]()
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