Who

Who

by | Sep 4, 2020 | Extras

Who We are not the same. Have never been the same. Because she is my exact opposite. My reflection. My Mirror Twin. MIRROR TWINS I chose to write about identical twins—Mirror Twins—because I’ve long been fascinated by what it must be like to actually be a twin. (Full...
Where

Where

by | Sep 3, 2020 | Extras

Where This house is more than old memories. It’s like a museum, a mausoleum. Or a moment of catastrophe, preserved like a body trapped under pumice and ash. 36 Westeryk Road The crumbling, creepy old house in Mirrorland is haunted by all that has happened inside its...
What

What

by | Sep 2, 2020 | Extras

What I’m not living. I’m waiting. For something, anything, to happen. THE SUBLIME GOTHIC What was the inspiration behind Mirrorland? I get asked that a lot. The simplest answer is that I wrote about what I love to read about. And what I love to read are...
Hope Springs Eternal

Hope Springs Eternal

by | Sep 1, 2020 | Extras

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL Never be too afraid to fly. I chose two epigraphs for Mirrorland: one from Alexandre Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo and one from Stephen King’s Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The subtitle for Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is...