I like trivia, trivia. Trivia’s
an important element of my work.
I have a character, for instance, named
Sylvia, in my story “Juvenilia,”
and I depict her angst by having her
recite bits of trivia to everyone
she meets. Sylvia wants to be popular,
so she learns all about anorexia --
especially famous cases like Liz
Taylor, Mama Cass, and Karen Carpenter.
I’ve created this powerful character
by reading The National Enquirer.
So there’s nothing trivial about trivia
in the hands of a great practitioner.