“I don’t understand why I have to keep telling this story again and again,” I say. My breaths come fast and staggered. “I don’t understand any of this whole process. The interviews, the hotels, the readings. Why can’t I just write and go away? That’s all I want to do. Why can’t I just give one interview and be done with it? Why do I have to keep reliving this same day over and over again?”
