“The first story I wrote was "Catface" which was later selected for The O. Henry Collection, so that gave me some confidence to try some more. Gathering these stories together was fun, but I realized when I read them that I have certain mental preoccupations and they keep recurring in my stories.” TryingFirstsStoriesTogetherCertainFunI RealizedCollectionsGatheringSelectedPreoccupationRecurringO Henry Author:Arthur Bradford
“I'm trying to write stories that are interesting and enjoyable.” WritingTryingStoriesInterestingEnjoyable Author:Arthur Bradford
“I write most of my first drafts on an old manual typewriter, a really old one. It's a big black metal "Woodstock" from about 1920. I try to write everything down at once, in one sitting. The longer stories in this collection are divided up into sections. Each section represents a different sitting, a different idea for the same story.” WritingTryingFirstsIdeasDifferentStoriesBigsBlackSittingCollectionsOld ManDividedMetalsSectionsTypewritersManualsDifferent IdeasWoodstockBlack Metal Author:Arthur Bradford
“I never really set out to research any of these stories. I try to lead an interesting life though. I guess the closest I came to research was when I applied to work at the state mental institution in Austin, TX. I wanted to work the night shift like Ken Kesey did when he wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. I thought that might inspire me to write a book that great.” WritingTryingBookStatesStoriesMightWantedNightInterestingInspireResearchInstitutionsClosestNestsFlewAustinCuckoosInteresting LifeNight ShiftOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Author:Arthur Bradford
