Junot Diaz

Short story, Otra Vida, Ortra Vez, appeared in The New Yorker Magazine's "The Future of American Fiction" issue (June 21 & 28, 1999).

I do think that we all draw limits and I feel like part of the work of an artist is it shouldn't be fun. This shouldn't be comfortable. I'm not looking to make people feel unsafe, but I am looking to make people feel uncomfortable.