David Rosen has been a busy man of late. On August 7th, the former Group CD at Deutsch had his first novel, I Just Want My Pants Back, published. He's been giving readings in Manhattan and promoting his work on these very internets. In the middle of this swirl, Rosen took a moment to entertain some questions, formed after reading the advance copy he was kind enough to send my way.

Q. Did you see the article in the Times about Universal Life ministers getting no respect from the state of Connecticut, among others?

A. I did, it basically said that couples married by them may not actually be legally man and wife. My first thought was to picture some scuzzy guy, who was about to ask for a divorce, seeing if he could get out of alimony based on this loophole. Luckily, the marriage in my book takes place in New York where the laws are more lax: I don't have to worry about doing any rewrites for the second edition.

Q. Sounds like there is some good pot to be had in Lower Manhattan...

A. I can not confirm or deny that.

Q. How do you feel about comparisons to Bright Lights, Big City?

A. Flattered, humbled and hopeful I won't disappoint anyone who reads my book based on that comparison; Bright Lights is said to define a generation. I'm happy if people think I successfully define one man, the narrator of I Just Want My Pants Back, Jason Strider.

August 16, 2007 by david burn | Permalink | 0 Comments