“It was hard not to realize what kind of kid his parents wished they'd had, and when he thought about that kind of kid it was tempting for Paul to want to track, hunt, and eat the little thing.” ChildrenKidsDisappointmentParentsApprovalFamilies Book:Leaving the Sea: Stories Source: Leaving the Sea: Stories
“Fiction becomes a place where I face certain fears such as losing language or losing my children.” ChildrenFacesCertainLanguageFictionLosingMy Children Author:Ben Marcus
“I'm attracted to how fraught the parent-child relationship is, swerving so easily between love and hostility, with almost no plausible way to end, unless someone dies.” WayChildrenEndsDiesParentHostilityPlausibleParent ChildParent Child Relationship Author:Ben Marcus
