I've had a lot of different lives. I was adopted, I grew up in Nebraska, and then I went to Northwestern... Then I had this really extraordinary, different life than my parents. Dan Chaon adoptextraordinarygrow Change image and share on social
The happiest I have ever been is in the life that I led with my wife and kids. Dan Chaon happykidlead Change image and share on social
A novel requires a certain kind of world-building and also a certain kind of closure, ultimately. Whereas with a short story you have this sense that there are hinges that the reader doesn't see. Dan Chaon buildclosurehinge Change image and share on social