“Many of my short stories continue to be about people who are usually silent – people in the service industries, janitors, cooks, waiters, doormen – people who observe (and therefore, in my opinion, know things), rather than speak. So yes, it is part of the activism and part of the writing, but that has to do with what interests me rather than my trying to have some kind of agenda with my fiction.”
JayCollier: Brooks: Life isn’t a project to be completed; it is an unknowable landscape to be explored thru observation, awareness. http://t.co/Xy4DSsfB 3 hours ago
portlandhead: .@JayCollier Web projects fail when decision makers don't perceive a problem, b/c they assume their (limited) user experience = common. 20 hours ago
Jay Collier Yes, Daniel. I concur. It is interesting that, as I have benefitted from the increasing power of digital processing and the Internet over the years,... – Apr 01, 2:45 PM
Daniel hi jay i think we’ve become too dependent on the digital world (computers, the internet, digital gadgets, etc) to do things for us that we... – Apr 01, 1:53 PM
Laura Sebastianelli wow! can't wait to see the full version!!!!! And, Jay thank you for sharing this. I was moved to tears! – Apr 02, 10:52 AM
Ru Freeman: Writing for the 'Lathas' of her childhood (Sunday Times, Columbo)