I was really interested in this ability for others to create virtual memories for us. In "The Cartographers" I explore this through… — Alexander Weinstein Ability Copy Share Image
“The city overwhelmed me. Every day I’d walk by hundreds of strangers, compete for space in crowded coffee shops, and stand shoulder… — Alexander Weinstein Coffee shop Copy Share Image
While I've always been critical about this peddling of spiritual materialism, it wasn't until I went to Nepal that I came face-to-face… — Alexander Weinstein Beautiful Copy Share Image
"Moksha" is really a satire of myself. I've always been interested in Eastern spirituality. I'm particularly interested in enlightenment and the spiritual… — Alexander Weinstein Buddhism Copy Share Image
"Rocket Night" is my take on bullying culture. I think this is getting better, thanks to the anti-bullying work being done by… — Alexander Weinstein Administration Copy Share Image
What is the emotion of an empty inbox? An unliked Post? An ignored dating app message? I think there's a great loneliness… — Alexander Weinstein Apps Copy Share Image
I think the challenge for humans remains the same as it has always been: to learn the skills of kindness, compassion, and… — Alexander Weinstein And love Copy Share Image
I really admire the experimentalists who challenge traditional narrative - writers like Ishmael Reed, Michael Martone, Donald Barthelme, Tatyana Tolstaya, George Saunders,… — Alexander Weinstein Admire Copy Share Image
In Nepal, I realized a certain part of my spiritual search had come to an end. I wasn't ever going to live… — Alexander Weinstein Bed Copy Share Image
It's true, I do love the semi-epiphany. For example, in "Fall Line," the character's final decision is less epiphany than imbecility. He… — Alexander Weinstein Character Copy Share Image
Wit and humor seem to always factor into this - there's a tongue-in-cheek tone you get when you take on a formalist… — Alexander Weinstein Cheeks Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco's book Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, where they visit what they… — Alexander Weinstein America Copy Share Image
I'm just worried that the technology I invented in that story ["The Pyramid and the Ass" ] will become real, and George… — Alexander Weinstein Able Copy Share Image
I set many of my stories in a gritty "realist" world, but one that is plagued by an overuse of technology, which… — Alexander Weinstein Realist Copy Share Image
We shuffle out of office buildings after being laid-off by draconian bosses; we sit on hold for ten minutes only to be… — Alexander Weinstein Age Copy Share Image
"Openness" [story] ultimately asks this same question - can a relationship survive complete honesty? As a romantic, I want to say "Yes,… — Alexander Weinstein Agree Copy Share Image
David Foster Wallace was a brilliant experimentalist who I deeply admire. His ability to do formalism helped me understand how to tackle… — Alexander Weinstein Ability Copy Share Image
That particular story ["The Pyramid and the Ass"] was written during the dark days of the Bush years. George W. Bush had… — Alexander Weinstein Ass Copy Share Image
We're being asked to continually be "authentic" and "honest" with the world through social media. There's a demand to post our wedding… — Alexander Weinstein Apps Copy Share Image
I'll take a [Pavel] Chekhov comparison any day! He's of course one of the great masters at the short story form, and… — Alexander Weinstein Chekhov Copy Share Image
The environmental catastrophes we're presently seeing are considered "normal" though they're horrific. Fracking has made drinking water flammable, families are dying from… — Alexander Weinstein Appalachia Copy Share Image
I think the future is intrinsically linked with our universal human problems. In fact, it's these very problems, and how we deal… — Alexander Weinstein Deals Copy Share Image
Presently we're seeing these kinds of battles for our most vulnerable students - such as Trans and LGBTQ students. You have a… — Alexander Weinstein Battle Copy Share Image
[George W.] Bush's presidency was one of the great nightmares of my life to date. — Alexander Weinstein George w Copy Share Image
When I wrote the story ["The Cartographers"], I'd just gone through a breakup with a woman I'd loved dearly. Without this other… — Alexander Weinstein Answers Copy Share Image
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