Katherine Dunn was a novelist and boxing journalist who lived and worked in Oregon. She is the author of the three novels: Attic; Truck; and Geek Love. This, her most well-known work, was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Bram Stoker Prize for horror fiction. She also authored the essay collection One Ring Circus. She died in 2016
The truth is always an insult or joke, lies are generally tastier. We love them. The nature of lies is to please. Truth has no concern for anyone's comfort.