I’ve always loved writing. I haven’t always been good at it. Despite the stories here being a source of old shame, they’re also fun to look back on as my first books, albeit unpublished. I never lacked for enthusiasm, even when my writing, art, and social awareness was not great.

• The Hundreds of Ghosts in One Honted House!: My failed attempt to convince the kids at school that I really did watch the Nightmare on Elm Street films.