“There’s nothing wrong with having fears. Some would say it’s crucial. The fear of never being loved? Never being desired? Feeling like your creativity and vision aren’t wanted, even in a city that seems open to everything? Rejection is a universal fear.” – Christian Baines, Andalusia Dogs SET in Madrid during the early 1980s, when Spain was […]
Christian Baines: “I like my characters to be complicated, nuanced, flawed, likeable, and most importantly, to go on a journey. They need to be changed between page one and ‘The End.’” Christian Baines is quite an intriguing figure. He’s a self-proclaimed “awkward nerd” who has developed into a less awkward, highly compelling author. Growing up, […]
“Dandy boys stepping together in intimate embrace on the dance floor, another in a shabby looking coat tails providing musical accompaniment, and the same gruff, barrel-shaped bartender who’d refused his coin. The place seemed even busier, though not so busy he couldn’t recognize the scarred young man in the blue shirt. The one who’d somehow […]
