![]() ![]() And it took a long time to write because I worked on it in spurts-it was more of a personal project than a serious attempt at a novel. That’s when I thought, “What if a poor teenage boy was picking garbage at one of those mansions on the lake and he ran into a misunderstood rich girl?” That’s how Hope for Garbage came to be, but it was a story that constantly changed and evolved over time.Īs in all of my stories, I have a general idea of the plot, but the story actually comes together as I write it. So one summer day in 2010, I was sitting on my patio and had an “ah-ha” moment. ![]() ![]() Around the same time, in my middle-class neighborhood, I would see people from the rougher parts of town making their rounds on garbage day, picking up items on the tree lawns and tossing them into the back of their pick-up trucks. As I would drive along Lake Erie, in the western suburbs of Cleveland, I would admire all of the mansions on the lake. I have multiple sclerosis (more about that below) and I would drive to my mom’s house once a week for my MS injections. The idea was that although some people get a raw deal in life, if they stay resilient and keep going, a break will eventually come their way. ![]() Hope for Garbage was inspired by an idea, more than any one person. What was your main source of inspiration behind “Hope For Garbage”? Your first novel “Hope For Garbage” is a story about overcoming adversity under the most extraordinary circumstances and the power of never, ever, giving up hope. ![]()
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