My love of Golden Retrievers and Dean Koontz’s brilliant writing began decades ago when I read Koontz’s book, ‘Watchers‘. One of the heroes of the story was Einstein, a super smart golden retriever. I promised myself that when I retired and could dedicate time to a larger dog, I would own my first Golden. I remember back to getting my first; Sadie. I was so excited that I sent Dean photos of her, (nine weeks old) romping in gold and red fall leaves. I enclosed a note from Sadie to Trixie and darned if she didn’t write back.
THE INTERVIEW!
Q: Where do you write? Do you have a special room, shed, barn, special space for your writing?
A: I have a home office. I work at a horseshoe-shaped desk, the long arms of which are fifteen feet. The desk is made of (and the office is paneled with) honey-toned quarter-cut anigre, and the desk top is of black marble with gold veining. There are bookshelves with books but also a collection of Bakelite radios from the Art Deco period. Most of the radios still work, though you have to wait for the vacuum tubes to heat up.
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