Stray Thoughts and Nose Bleeds

Winner of the Hubert Church Award for Fiction 2000

What do you want?

A hug? – Don't be silly. A book can't give you a hug.

Happiness? – No (far too much pressure on the book).

Temporary Happiness? – Depends on your disposition. 

Answers? Solutions? – Look. You're clutching at straws if you think it's all in the book.

Escape? – You want to escape?

Yes. – Well, if it's escape you want . . . Come on in.