Q: Does it bother you that after having written a somewhat revealing memoir-ish work random people (like me) ask such questions?
A: No. Their presence in the Navy is of public record.
Q: You ... tend to wrap yourself in so many layers of self-deprecation and half-feigned insecurity that you achieve a weird sort of sincerity. ... Is it impossible to achieve sincerity except through all those self-conscious layers?
A: Yes, but more importantly, how do we dispose of our batteries? Car batteries in particular? No one knows this.
Q: Do you ever worry that you'll ... get dismissed as just being too gimmicky?
A: Actually, I know we're allowed to throw regular smallish batteries in the garbage, but the car batteries -- I still do not know this, what to do with these.
Q: Who do you predict will be considered the great literary figures of the early 21st century?
A: There is a young German writer named Steve. I forget his last name, but he will dominate all literature, at least until the middle of the century, at which point some other things will happen, involving gardens.
Q: Out of random curiosity, what do you think about poetry?
A: I find it very promising, if a bit faddish.
Q: Where can the average person find an extant copy of Might?
A: I actually think you might be able to bring the car batteries back to the garage or parts store. They probably have a place for them.
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