noveling dream

I almost never dream about one of my works in progress--but last night I did, and it was a doozy. I dreamed that I and my boyfriend (who bore no resemblance to anyone I've ever known or to anyone in the Jo book), along with some other guy, were committing acts of political violence vaguely similar to acts committed by characters in the Jo book. But as the dream went on, I realized I wasn't comfortable with doing this stuff, though I'd believed in it a romanticized, abstract way, and I didn't want anyone else to find out what I was doing, especially not my mom. Then it occurred to me that if I kept doing this stuff, I wouldn't be able to publish the Jo book, because it would implicate me! So I told my boyfriend, "We need to talk."

"Is this about relationship stuff?" he asked with trepidation.

"No. Surprise! It's political," I replied...

Claire Labine

Claire Labine Answers YOUR Questions, Part Three: in which Labine answers a couple of MY questions about Ryan's Hope, yay! (Also, I love her reaction to the question "What would Maeve [Ryan] think of Sarah Palin?")