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Daniel José Older

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interview by vanessa willoughby

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What's the difference between a geek and a nerd?
Ha! I don't even know to be honest. I'm probably both tho.

Favorite road trip movie?
Return of the Jedi

What is the most beneficial skill that a writer can learn?
How to listen.

Make up a name for a band that only plays Prince covers.
Raspberry ShmoShmay

Name a place you've visited (city, state, country, etc) that totally rose above your expectations and vice versa?
Los Angeles and London.

Have you ever had a supernatural or paranormal experience?
Everyday!

You go to a used bookstore and buy a book. Inside the book, you discover a long-lost breakup letter. What does it say?
"My time went so quickly, I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55
Pulled away slowly, feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive."

How does a writer achieve immortality?
Telling difficult truths.

How do you procrastinate on the internet?
Twitter!

Are you a Sith or a Jedi?
Jedi.

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