We read to know what really happened; what was under the surface. My stories rise out of experience since the 1960s. As a first-generation immigrant, I’ve been an outsider trying to figure out the rules of the game and what others were thinking my whole life. I’ve had five careers, been around the world twice, and learned a lot of languages. My fiction will probably involve foreign travel, spirituality, and love. And willful women.
A couple of principles guide my writing. First, we all want to break out of conventional and routine life. “First learn to write as if more...
