Patron-Only AMA Questions October 2025

I noticed the earlier videos were in Los Angeles and the west coast and obviously now you're living in Florida. How has the experience been moving from West Coast to Florida and do you miss it? (my wife and I are in LA and contemplating a Texas/FL type move).

If there's still time for some last minute questions, what themes do most you gravitate to in your own writing? Also, what is your favorite line from a poem and why?

I recently read Pedro Páramo for the first time and loved it so much that I immediately read it again. What are your favorite Latin American novels and short stories?

What are your favourite horror movies, or movies that scared you the most?

If you had to spend 6 months with a cult (define that however you want), which would it be and why?

were you to write a book, what would be the sentence/strand of words that you wish were used to describe it by someone who really got it?

Do you still have favorite authors or did you change to only having favorite books? And how do your favorites differentiate themselves from other good or even great reads, what elevates them for you?

You mentioned you had long hair once, during your black metal phase. Would you share a photo of that with us?

What are your top 5 favorite films?

Do you find that you are drawn towards certain genres of music or film when reading a certain novel? Or vice versa? If so, does that enhance the experiences of the respective mediums for you?

Do you read pure history or pure politics books ? Are you like this in real life or have you created a character when on camera ?

Who were your top 3 writers and filmmakers as a child teen young adult adult.

The Chair of the Booker Prize jury, novelist Roddy Doyle, it was recently reported in The Times, complained about the poor standard of modern fiction (he had to read hundreds of books as part of his role as Chair) - do you think he's correct?

Are there any books that you’ve had on your shelf for a long time but are putting off reading (for whatever reason)? Do you think your environment reflects your reading taste (such as the location you are living or the weather)?

Last year you did the video on 5 great Halloween reads. What would be your equivalent for films / albums (especially for some obscure stuff)?