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    Ammo and Amore: A Conversation About Love Bomb

    Ammo and Amore: A Conversation About Love Bomb

    Lisa Zeidner, the author of Love Bomb, directs the MFA program in Creative Writing at Rutgers-Camden, where Jay McKeen is a student. Jay retired as Police Chief of Hamilton Township, NJ, after service as a detective and Detective Bureau Commander, Operations Commander, and member of Tactical Containment and Underwater Search and Rescue Teams. He provided technical advice to the author. McKeen: First, thanks for putting up with a cop in your classes over the years. Zeidner: No, thank you. No student I've ever taught has seen more dead bodies. Plus it was useful to have you show up armed to workshops when things got testy. McKeen: I'm looking forward to giving you the third degree for a change. You comfortable? Some water? Loosen the handcuffs? Here's a softball, so you don't invoke the 5th. The initial picture of the domestic terrorist in wedding gown, painted boots, clown socks and gas mask startles and sticks—was that image the genesis of Love Bomb?

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