WHY I CREATED SPLIT CITY
A funny thing happened to me on the way to navigating our pandemic times. Nearing the end of an MFA program I'd decided to tackle despite having already published ten books, I was experimenting with different approaches to fiction. Then, with all the darkness and uncertainty thrust upon us in 2020, it occurred to me I needed a little more light-hearted humor and mystery in my life. And I wondered if many readers did too. I needed a new set of fictional characters-- entertaining, quirky, and enjoyable people with whom I could laugh, solve vexing fictional dilemmas (such as a murder), or fall in love. (Without the end of the world at stake, thank you very much.)
Below is a photo, taken a couple of months ago, of a now defunct bowling alley not far from the small town where I was raised in upstate New York.
