In the infinite universe of literature there are always other avenues to explore, some brand-new and some exceedingly ancient, styles and forms that can change our image of the world.

But running through it, from the first story to the last (written seven years or so later) was this desire to somehow carve out a new space for myself via the sound of the sentences. I didn’t care if they were conventionally beautiful (they weren’t) – I just wanted for them to call attention to themselves. That was my benchmark: is there anything