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Q. How would you define “weird fiction” (or is there another to refer to the kind of fiction you practice)?

A. I suppose “weird fiction” is as good a term as any for what I write. As time goes on I realize that these terms become increasingly meaningless — simple sub-genres of sub-genres. In terms of how I define “weird fiction,” for me it contains a sense of forces beyond our understanding that affect us in ways we can’t always discern. It’s about other realities only certain among us are attuned to see, and even then only when circumstances line up to allow it. It’s about a philosophical stance on the nature of existence expressed though its darkest lens. These are simply some of what I view as weird fiction.

Q. How were you first introduced to this type of fiction? What/who were the first authors/stories you read? What drew you and continues to draw you to this type of fiction?