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1. Which book (or other media) would you say is your largest influence? Contemporary poetry has been a large influence. Sylvia Plath. As well as certain television shows.  2. What part of the book was the most difficult to write? Most of the book was both, hard and easy to write. Since it’s poetry, much of it comes from personal experiences, having to go back and edit poems and reopen wounds is a difficult thing to do. Though the initial feelings that created each poem came naturally. 3. What was the seed of the book, or the very first thing…

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You’re asleep when they come for you. Or you’re relaxing on the couch. Or walking home on a quiet, unassuming night. They arrive in a group. Dark clothes, maybe masks. They rush you all at once. Your hands, secured with zipties. Simple, hard to break. A blackbag is placed over your head. It blinds you, muffles the sounds you hear. The sudden darkness is suffocating; combine that with the fear and confusion, and it’s hard to breathe. Maybe they stun you. Or they drug you. Or they hold something against your nose. If it smells sweet, it’s sevoflurane. Less sweet,…

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