Yesss, more folks in the mad camp! Not enough people get excited by weird ideas. One of the things I like so much about Hubski is its idealism. I don't think Esperanto contributed to Radium Baby directly, but I like the set pieces in Radium Baby for the same reason I like Esperanto — their mad, exciting novelty. You can probably tell I love Egyptology, autogyros, radium cures, silent movies, silly music, and oversized mustaches. I didn't realize that kind of writing was possible until I read James Kennedy's sensational novel The Order of Odd-Fish, where his love of weird ideas explodes from every page. It's a really exhilarating experience. I know your own work uses a lot of surreal imagery and unusual juxtapositions. Is much of that influenced by the bizarre things in real life? Or is it the reverse, the bizarre things are in your head and you're putting them out into the world?