I would not have minded if the book critic had taken issue with my work. But no. They always go after me as a human being. I am, of course, the monster, the criminal, the itinerant, the Boogeyman, Coyote. I will gladly take Coyote. The coyotes around my cabin eat mainly squirrel. It’s a fast lane to kidney disease. I am thinking this spring, I will feed the Coyotes so they don’t have to eat all the squirrels. It’s probably illegal. That is why I said: Spring.