It wasn’t the answer she was looking for. She pressed on, as if my childless life were a matter for investigative reporting. “But doesn’t that make you sad? The thought of being old and alone?” “I don’t mind talking about this,” I said. “I don’t have children. It’s not a secret. But I wonder, would you ask Jonathan Franzen the same questions? He doesn’t have children.” When the interview aired, all the questions about my childlessness had been edited out.
