What was it about Stephen King’s short story that inspired Flowers for Norma?
Juan Reinoso– Living in NYC I have always been fascinated by people. Everyday people. What might there lives be like? What subtle stories might their secrets reveal? There is something very fascinating about wondering what goes on behind the doors of seemingly ordinary people. And the truth is we never TRULY know everything about people that we are close to, as well. So I’ve always wondered about what sort of little shocking things may be going on in the minds of both strangers and the people who are close to us. Then I remembered the short story The Man Who Loved Flowers. I remember always thinking how it truly captured the romance of New York City (it still is a very romantic place in my opinion). And then it completely takes you by surprise with its shocking ending. It was always a story which stuck with me, even years after I originally read it. And, then, having first moved to NYC and saw firsthand how Giulianni started to clean up the city, I started to think about when the city
