“I wanted to do a collection where the narrator is constant throughout, so that there's a little unity.” Quote by Arthur Bradford
“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 want people to read them and enjoy the experience and feel entertained. A lot of the best stories revolve around strange people, people whose decisions and logic and circumstances are not easily understood.” PeopleWantFeelsStoriesEnjoyDecisionStrangeCircumstancesUnderstoodLogic Author:Arthur Bradford
“I want the situations and plots to be surprising and unusual.” WantSituationPlotUnusualSurprising Author:Arthur Bradford
“I know that some of the things which happen in these stories are not likely, but sometimes I wonder if they are not possible in some way.” IfsKnowsWaySometimesStoriesHappensWonderSometimes I Wonder Author:Arthur Bradford
“Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?” WorldTodayHeardProductsRadioHalloweenFrozenPopular Music Author:Billy Joel
“I've found that I seek out oddballs; I like strange and eccentric people a lot.” PeopleFoundStrangeEccentricOddballs Author:Arthur Bradford
“Sometimes the autobiographical link in each story is very literal, like I did work at The Texas School for the Blind, and I did once lose a mattress out of the back of a friend's truck.” SometimesStoriesSchoolLosesBlindLinksTexasTruckLiteralMattresses Author:Arthur Bradford
“I was living in a house with 11 dogs and all I thought about was dogs. I never had sex with any of them though.” HouseSexDog Author:Arthur Bradford
“I chose the title Dogwalker because that describes me pretty well. I spend a lot of time walking around with my dogs. I'd say the narrator is me in an alternate universe.” WellsUniverseDogWalkingTitlesMy DogNarratorsDescribe Me Author:Arthur Bradford