Writing Six to Carry the Casket: What I Wish I Knew

Author Bill Hulseman stands beside his memoir, “Six to Carry the Casket and One to Say the Mass,” against a moody, urban backdrop with cardboard boxes, graffiti, and religious imagery—symbolizing the book’s themes of grief, queer identity, Catholic ritual, and personal healing.

Q.What do you wish you knew before you started to write your book?  I didn’t start writing with a book in mind–my only intention was to make space and time to process significant changes in my life. I wasn’t searching for some original or sweeping insight–I just needed to figure out where I came from, … Read more