In the mailbag: a letter from Natalie in Virginia who wants to know if my real n...

In the mailbag: a letter from Natalie in Virginia who wants to know if my real name is Kate DiCamillo. She goes on to say that when she writes stories she usually uses a fake name, just in case someone doesn’t like the story.
Yep, I get it, Natalie.
I surely do understand.
But I have found that it is impossible to hide in a story.
And what I mean by that is that the story reveals my truest self (to me and to the reader) whether I intend for it to or not.
Some people are going to like that tru...