I caught up with Tom Robbins to hear more about the musical adaptation of one of his novels, and found him as nimble as ever as we wound up in a wide-ranging conversation about storytelling, God, creativity, language, laughter, and politics. What follows is Part 2 of a 2-part interview

I caught up with Tom Robbins to hear more about the musical adaptation of one of his novels, and found him as nimble as ever as we wound up in a wide-ranging conversation about storytelling, God, creativity, language, laughter, and politics. What follows is Part 1 of a 2-part interview

An excerpt from Tony Vigorito’s third novel, "Love and Other Pranks": "He had this earnest notion—and if you ever heard him tell it, you’d believe it just the same as if he was telling you that the sun is bright—he had this notion that LP9 was sent here direct from the godhead, that it was actually the prophet Elijah heralding the dawn of Christ consciousness."

An excerpt from Tony Vigorito’s third novel, "Love and Other Pranks": “Do you ever wonder if you are shadow puppets of some much larger theater of experience?” An unknown, unexpected, and terribly deep voice very suddenly resonated from the far corner of the screened patio.

An excerpt from Tony Vigorito’s third novel, "Love and Other Pranks": "Merlin was certain he’d met the female version of himself, and he was in love, baby, in love like a fool in fretless free fall off a blackfoot daisy–bedazzled cliff, and my is that breeze refreshing! Sure, he was now an accessory to grand larceny, but that was nothing compared to this infraction."

An excerpt from Tony Vigorito’s third novel, "Love and Other Pranks": “So this stupid pretense of a civilization we’re supposed to identify with,” Lila went on, “is really just the darkest spell of all."

An excerpt from Tony Vigorito’s third novel, "Love and Other Pranks": “You’re very good at weaponizing a spiritual vocabulary,” Lila responded, holding her gaze brazen. “But the truth becomes false when spoken by a liar, doesn’t it?”

What follows is an excerpt from Tony Vigorito’s third novel, Love and Other Pranks: "It was a two-mile hike to the tree at the center of the meadow of marvels, and thoroughly distracting."

What follows is an excerpt from Tony Vigorito’s third novel, "Love and Other Pranks": "However roaring with cynicism Merlin’s ill mood had been, his abject contempt flipped immediately into the deepest, most heartbreaking compassion..."

An excerpt from Tony Vigorito’s third novel, "Love and Other Pranks": “Right, but there are different levels of acting.” Lila sat up and straddled him. “Maybe we act like life in all its sound and fury is really happening, but that’s different than acting like something that you’re not.”