In an interview, the author discusses their story "A Visit from the Chief," highlighting its horror narrative that evolves from an initial innocuous setting. The protagonist, Lidia, assists an elderly woman with dementia, discovering unexpected darkness that ultimately symbolizes a quest for vitality and resolution. The narrative's ambiguity raises questions about reality and complicity, reflecting the author's intention to lead both character and reader through an emotional journey, offering insights that transcend fiction to influence real life.
I knew that the writing had to lead us-both Lidia and me-toward a state that would reconnect us with desire and appetite, with the feeling of being alive.
It's almost always like that when I write: I connect with a character who I intuit will move in a direction that I need to go in.
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