Lost Man's Lane

by Scott Carson

We don’t have twenty-four-hour news because we need it; we have it because it’s easier to stare at other people’s lives than look at our own.”

“It’s crucial to prepare for an interview but equally crucial not to turn it into a Q and A. Listening is the imperative. A bad interviewer puts too much value on the questions. In reality, it’s like a quarterback reading the defense—capitalize on what they’re giving you.

Fiction or fact is actually up to the reader. The right novel at the right time might tell a deeper truth than a biography.

Do you know why movie theaters do a good business on Thanksgiving Day? Because sometimes people don’t know how to talk to each other. Because sometimes people are sad or scared or angry or alone—or all those at once.