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Steve Huff (Fiction) “The genesis of writing fiction is in childhood. You begin by lying to get yourself out of trouble…”

Steve Huff's collection of stories, A Pig in Paris, is scheduled for release in fall, 2006. He is the author of two collections of poems, The Water We Came From, and Proof. A new collection of poems, More Daring Escapes, is due out in fall, 2007. He is the host of a weekend radio feature, "Fiction in Shorts," on public radio stations WXXI-FM, and WJSL-FM. His poetry has been read by Garrison Keillor on The Writer's Almanac. He teaches writing at Rochester Institute of Technology and at St. John Fisher College. The following video clips are provided in two formats: for users with high-bandwidth connections, and for users with low-bandwidth connections. Interview and Excerpts Full interview high-bandwidth low-bandwidth "Paris" high-bandwidth low-bandwidth "The Shadow of Hollywood" high-bandwidth low-bandwidth Why write… high-bandwidth low-bandwidth On poetry and prose… high-bandwidth low-bandwidth On lying… high-bandwidth low-bandwidth On discipline… high-bandwidth low-bandwidth Why the pig… high-bandwidth low-bandwidth So what does it all mean… high-bandwidth low-bandwidth On reading and writing… high-bandwidth low-bandwidth