One Question Interview: Michael Bryson

Michael Bryson has published a number of short story collections over the years, most recently The Lizard (2009) and new this year, the self-published How Many Girlfriends?

What made you consider self-publishing your new book?

Alex, I was going to begin with a wind-up about the evils of multinational corporations and the need for a rigid defense of creative individualism, but the truth is much simpler. I had a book-length worth of material on my hard drive, and it pleases me to get it out in...