Selenem asked Richard Thomas:

1. If someone were to write the movie of your life, what songs would be essential to the soundtrack, and why? (I think this type of question is good both for getting to know a person and for opening up the creative paths). 2. Your work has appeared in many wonderful publications both "large" and "small" scale. What do you consider the "brass ring" of places you'd like your work to be accepted?

Richard Thomas thanks for the great questions. 1. Definitely songs by The Smiths and The Cure, Radiohead. I just did something at Largehearted Boy that might be my soundtrack: http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/a... 2. Well, aside from places like The Paris Review and The New Yorker, I've always wanted to get into Playboy and Esquire. Also, F&SF and Clarkesworld. For a long time Cemetery Dance was the one I really wanted, but just got a story, "Chasing Ghosts" in there, out this October. Smaller places like Shock Totem and Black Static, Black Clock, really, there are so many.

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