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Dear Shane Jones,

Laying in your bed, you hear the first creak and think nothing of it, it is an old house after all. That bump could have been connected to the branches whipping the windows, or the wind whistling through the cracks. But the dragging sound . . . the heavy, purposeful slithering . . . is harder to explain. You think about getting up to investigate — but then what. Whatever it is is big. And coming up the stairs. The banister groans. A picture is knocked off the wall and falls to the floor, glass breaks.

The door to your bedroom thuds, bulging inward slightly. The second time there is a cracking sound. The handle begins to turn. Slowly. Slowly. The door opens a crack . . . and there it is. In all its hideous glory . . .

YOURAPOSTROPHECASTINTERVIEW

This email interview will be published unedited. Only those questions you choose not to answer will be deleted.

1) Is there any animal people should not feel guilty about killing?

Way to start off the questions - something nice and light. Ummmm, I’m not sure. I think killing animals is a bad thing. But I also eat meat and love hamburgers. I like animals. I have two cats. I’m a horrible person.

2) What book should someone read if they don’t have the money to buy something that they desire obsessively.

Without a doubt, LIGHT BOXES. These poor vagrants can email me at sejones85@gmail.com and I will make a deal with them on the book.

3) Have you ever stolen something that became a very valued or useful possesion? Do you still have it?

I stole stuff when I was a kid. Once I stole a diamond ring from my mothers room and brought it to school and lost it.

4) How much do you know about your family history? How far back can you trace your genealogy?

Not far at all. Just recently, my father called his father after not talking to him for over 50 years. Very strange. Turns out I have an aunt that is a feature writer for the NEW YORK TIMES. I also have cousins who recently were arrested for punching a cop. My family is fun. I should learn more about them.

5) Do you paint? Draw? Sculpt? Dance? Weave? Sew? Collage? Knit? Woodwork? Exercise?

Ten questions in one! I am going to fuck this interview up without a doubt. I like how this email says the interview will be published unedited, which means I can say whatever I want and it goes up? I dance a lot. I don’t exercise. I painted a lot as a child and took art lessons.

6) At what age does the allure of the opposite sex begin to diminish?

That’s a tough question. I hope never.

7) If you could pick a famous philosopher to talk about your work, who would it be?

I have no desire to talk to a famous philosopher about my writing. It would just be awkward.

8) What is your favorite weather phenomenon?

Snow.

9) If you could make a great archaeological find anywhere in the world, where would it be and what culture would you be digging up?

I think I would be in Egypt. I don’t know why. I just thought Egypt. I would be digging up dinosaur bones and placing them in a burlap sack.

10) Who do read when you want to be scared?

I don’t think I ever read to be scared. I read to be surprised and to feel excited and to see what other writers can do with images and words and all that stuff. But fright isn’t something I seek out.

Thank you,
GBB

Listen to Shane Jones read from his novel, LIGHT BOXES here. Buy Shane Jones’s novel, LIGHT BOXES here.