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Jeff VanderMeer:
I'm a real fan of your work. I was thrilled to discover the land of ambergris, and I really enjoy the depth of your vision. I like the idea of living fungi, and I wonder, where did you develop this interest, and did you ever explore the idea of mushrooms serving as a psychotropic agent?
Jeff VanderMeer
Here in North Florida everything decays at a ferocious and humid rate. You see fruiting bodies everywhere--I counted 50 different types just at a local park. So of course it kind of permeates the air and one's influences. And I find them fascinating so a lot of it is me playing amateur mushroom scientist. As a psychotropic agent? If you mean personally, no. I'm for whatever reason fairly afraid of what certain substances would change in my brain. I think my worldview is surreal enough as it is.
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Ernie
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Jeff VanderMeer:
In Annihilation and Authority, I was haunted by what was not actually written on the page. I was always left frustrated and fascinated by this sense of purposeful incompleteness. In response, my role as the reader became more creative. How did you develop this style of story telling? To me, it is unique.
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