Author Tom Spanbauer On Real Life With HIV
Portland writer Tom Spanbauer is no less than a legend in some literary circles. A Portland Monthly profile\xa0earlier this year\xa0called him \u201cThe Godfather of Portland\u2019s writing scene.\u201d When we talked with him earlier in the year (2014), we focused on his latest novel, "I Loved You More\u201c and about his practice of teaching and creating \u201cDangerous Writing.\u201d
But we didn\u2019t get to talk too much about Spanbauer\u2019s real life, even though some is reflected in his fiction, including \u201cI Loved You More\u201d and \u201cIn The City of Shy Hunters\u201d.
This time, we sit down with him to focus on his experience living with HIV for more than two decades, and the personal and cultural changes he\u2019s observed in that time.