Susan Minot — American Novelist born on December 07, 1956,

Susan Minot /ˈmaɪnət/ is an American novelist and short story writer... (wikipedia)

Recording a scene with paint rather than film sinks you more deeply into your surroundings. You have to look a little harder and a little longer. And you end up with a memento.
Desire suppressed finds its way into other more surreal settings, into dreams.
A struggle, to the person experiencing it, is a struggle.
Change and renewal are themes in life, aren't they? We keep growing throughout life.
'Monkeys' is made up of nine short stories that tell an overall story. 'Folly' is a series of vignettes all put together to tell a larger story. In 'Lust and Other Stories,' there are nine stories - three, three, three; the beginnings of love, the middles, and the afters.