My favorite writers read like they might easily live next door to you. You can borrow their lawnmowers, plus they write these wonderful, interesting things.
I wanted to explore my actual life in these weird ways. I finally gave myself permission. I said, "I just want to write about my own life and that's OK."
The whole business of protecting New York from pure evil could devolve into a depressing and torturous burden but Leyva is willing to be funny about it all.