Thank you. Likewise, I love your stuff.

Funny story about my first bookstore reading for American Zeroes. Halfway through it, a guy wandered in who was clearly off his meds. He took a seat in the middle of the audience and started adding incomprehensible commentary. My options were:

a) Tell him they were handing out free Thorazine in the alley.
b) Ask my buddy Matt, who's built like a gorilla, to "handle him."
c) Ignore him and be grateful he represented another audience member.

Oh, and the reading was being streamed live over Facebook.

I went with option "c" and I'm glad I did because:

a) I found out what was happening on Zeta Reticuli.
b) I found out what it must've been like to meet Syd Barrett.
c) He was one of the few who bought a copy of my book.

I'm glad he bought a copy of my book because:

a) ...