But the idea of transformation has always been something that I romanticize in a work. I’m cautious of it but I also need it to connect my thoughts with the process of making. That’s really important.
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Nari Ward
Blake Butler lives in Atlanta. His most recent works are the novel There Is No Year and the nonfiction Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia, both from Harper Perennial in 2012. He edits the litblog HTMLGIANT and reports weekly on books and literature for Vice Magazine.
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