People have been asking me what’s next? Several projects, actually. Beginning with my debut short story collection, Dark Black. All credit must go to the nearly impenetrable grind-core splendor of U.K.’s Mutation for the inspiration behind this title. When I first heard it, I absolutely loved it.

I flew to New York with my stellar wife two weeks ago and we had an amazing Manhattan evening with my agents, Judith Ehrlich and Sophia Seidner. This collection is Ray Bradbury’s The October Country f...