There are two things you need to know about me right up front. The first is that I love, love, love writing short stories. The second is that I hate, hate, hate writing introductions. Nevertheless, here we are once again. I"ve published several short story collections in the past, and the truth is, I never know what the hell to write in the introductions. (It is for this reason that my "greatest hits collection," Songs of the Dead, doesn"t have an introduction. In hindsight, I probably should have written one.) As I embark upon this latest introduction, I worry that perhaps I"ve already said everything of any importance (if I ever said anything of importance) in those previous volumes. I guess we"ll just have to wait and see how this one turns out.
Songs of the DeadeverOkay, so let"s talk
