Interviews

ONLINE

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  • Farsickness—interview by Megan Harlan
    On traveling, living abroad, and the meaning of place and water in my writing
  • Rolf Potts—interview by Rolf Potts
    On nomad life, travel writing, and the challenges of combining both
  • The Forge interview by Sommer Schafer
    On writing about grief and how to avoid sentimentality
  • Connotation Press interview by Jonathan Cardew
    On the role of myth in my writing, the creative process, and the books I’d save from the burning flames of the apocalypse
  • Apparel for Authors interview by Marcelle Heath
    On the clothes I wear for author events
  • The Provincetown Independent interview by Susannah Elisabeth Fulcher
    On my life in Vietnam during the pandemic
  • FlashBack Fiction interview
    On writing historical fiction, my story “Inner Thief,” and the importance of historical accuracy
  • SmokeLong Quarterly interview by Ariana Calvo
    On writing in different languages and my story “Copycat
  • Micro Interview by Tommy Dean
    On writing flash fiction, character versus plot, and writing style

PODCASTS

  • Short Story Today—in-depth interview on my nomadic existence and the challenges of writing about sex, plus an audiobook production of The Men on the Fence.
  • Superstition Review—on the Dutch in Indonesia, shame, and exploring shadows through writing. (8:33 min)
  • Kindness is never wasted—my short fiction featured on Boston Free Radio in an episode of Mr. Bear’s Violet Hour Saloon.
  • The Old Man’s Podcast—on my forthcoming flash fiction collection and writing while traveling the world.
  • The Catskill Mountain Dreamer—forthcoming

PRINT, IN DUTCH

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RADIO AND TELEVISION, IN DUTCH

  • KRO – Television. Goedemorgen Nederland. Interview by Klaas Drupsteen, Februari 2005 
  • NCRV- Radio. Plaza. Interview by Klaas Drupsteen. Listen to the mp3
  • VPRO – Radio. Cantina. Interview by Gijs Groenteman. Listen to the mp3
  • VPRO – Radio. De avonden (Schone Zaken). Interview by Bente Hamel. Listen to the mp3
  • Amsterdam FM – Radio. Interview by Guus Bauer
  • Radio Rijnmond – Interview by Chris Natuurlijk