I write about people in small towns; I don't write about people living in big cities. My kind of storytelling depends upon people that have time to talk to each other.

Veterans come from all walks of life, and they live in small towns and big cities, in red states and blue states.

People in small towns, much more than in cities, share a destiny.

I'm a big-city boy. What I like is big cities. It's not just what I like. It's what I write about.

In small towns, bored teenagers turn their eyes longingly to the exciting doings in the big cities, pining for urban amenities like hipster bars and farmers' markets and indie-rock festivals. Like everyone else, they want the vibrant and they will not be denied.

There is a comfortable feeling in small towns. It is salubrious.