Stories not only give us a much needed practice on figuring out what makes people tick, they give us insight into how we tick.

If I ask you to think about something, you can decide not to. But if I make you feel something? Now I have your attention.

My dis-interest in what people speak of as “women’s problems,” “women’s literature.” Have women a special sensibility? No. There are individuals uniquely talented & uniquely equipped to interpret the complex symbolism of the world but...