"I believe that we are soft creatures in a world with some very hard edges. It's remarkable that we survive at all, much less do high deeds or write great music. I think … tension … is a condition of our existence, and I do my best to depict it."
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"An Interview with World Fantasy Award Finalist Brian McNaughton" by Jeff VanderMeer, in The Ministry of Whimsy (1998)
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Brian McNaughton
Brian McNaughton (23 September 1935 – 13 May 2004) was an American writer of horror and fantasy stories who mixed horror, sex, satire and dark humour. The Throne of Bones, a collection of some of his tales about ghouls, won the 1998 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection.
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