Amy asked John Wiley:

How did you decide what Columbus area specifics to be honest/accurate about and what to fictionalize? (Example Sutter Park in New Albany)

John Wiley Hi! The fictionalizing of locales was something that happened when I was moving the cattle around. I wanted their movement to be reasonable rather than fantastical, and found myself bending the world to suit that purpose. So, there is no such bike path and the park was an arrangement of practical details: the hill rising above the pond, the bike path passing through, the maintenance building and parking lot in relation to the pond etc. Same with details of the apartment complex. Otherwise, when characters were driving cars around, it was easy and simpler to just stick with the actual. I scouted out the TJ's on Morse Road before writing about it. The neighborhood around Farmer and Sandy's farm is pretty real--I live on a hundred acre farm just outside Johnstown. The feed mill is a loving memory as it shut down a long time ago. Thanks for asking!

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