The 40 But 10 Interview Series: luna rey hall

 

I had decided to retire the literary Would You Rather series, but didn't want to stop interviews on the site all together. Instead, I've pulled together 40ish questions - some bookish, some silly - and have asked authors to limit themselves to answering only 10 of them. That way, it keeps the interviews fresh and connectable for all of us!

Today we are joined by luna rey hall. luna is a queer trans non-binary writer. she is the author of space neon neon space (Variant Lit, 2022), no matter the diagnosis (Game Over Books, 2023), the patient routine (Brigids Gate Press, 2023), and loudest when startled (YesYes Books, 2020), longlisted for the 2020 Julie Suk Award. they are the winner of the 2013 Patsy Lea Core in Memorial Award for Poetry. her poems have appeared in The Florida Review, The Rumpus & Raleigh Review, among others. they live in St. Paul, MN.

What’s your kryptonite as a writer?

time management— i either write way too often or not at all.

Describe your book in three words.

[the patient routine]: too anxious, help.

What are some of your favorite websites or social media platforms?

really only like using Twitter and Instagram. both have easy access to thoughts and art.

What are some of your favorite books and/or authors?

my favorite book is Blood Dazzler by Patricia Smith.

What are you currently reading?

right now, i’m reading Devilman by Go Nagai and rereading The Troop by Nick Cutter.

What’s the one book someone else wrote that you wish you had written?

Black Aperture (Matt Rasmussen). it’s so unfair how good that book is and it’s such a perfect encapsulation of the grieving process.

Do you think you’d live long in a zombie apocalypse?

i’ve said it before and i will say it a thousand more times: i do not want to try to survive, so, no, i think i would be an easy target for any type of zombie.

What is under your bed?

nothing; empty space.

Do you DNF books?

yes. if i know i won’t like something after a few pages, a few chapters, then i don’t see the point in wasting my time to finish it.

What scares you the most?

the most terrifying thing to me is the impossibility of the human body— which is why body horror appeals to me so much— just the way that our bodies can be manipulated, changed, warped in ways that shouldn’t be possible. the disconnect between our idea of what a human is and what we can become.

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