Anne Rice Made Me Write About Murderous Monsters

There is no fear of God in brilliant writing

Kirsten Dunst in Interview with a Vampire. Photo taken from The Vampire’s Wife

I’ve always wanted to be a writer. I begin my career at the tender age of 11. Our teacher instructed us to write about a group of black people passing through the Underground Railroad escaping the South by going North to gain freedom. It needed to be at least one full page. What did I do?