The Night Always Comes
I profiled the novelist and songwriter Willy Vlautin and wrote about how his fear of losing everything informs his work.
Author Willy Vlautin’s new book examines new Portland and the meaning of home
For The Oregonian/OregonLive
When he was young, musician and novelist Willy Vlautin feared he would become a drifter. He grew up in Reno, Nevada, in an era when the gambling town attracted a lot of those types — folks who’d show up alone, drink hard, gamble prolifically, then disappear without a word. He was afraid of them, but he was drawn to them, too.