I cleaned and organized my writing room (in the garage) this...

I cleaned and organized my writing room (in the garage) this weekend and uncovered the ancient origins of my current novels. Yup, I typically took my first stab at a new story the old fashioned way back then: by hand. Then I’d type up what I had on my typewriter if it got going, and keep at it. Now I just use a word processor. Versions of “Am I the Matter?” and “How To Vanish in America” were published and briefly available in 1999-2000 (about six years after I graduated college), but wer...