Robert Stark talks to novelist and commentator Andy Nowicki about:

• His latest collection of short stories, Lost Violent Souls
• His alternative history “Oswald Takes Aim”
• The character of Lee Harvey Oswald
• The meaning of “Motel Man”
• Themes in his writing: sexuality, desperation, suicide
• The meaning and source of the title “Lost Violent Souls”
• The critical reaction so far
• His satire of marriage equality
• His forthcoming book Beauty and the Least