that the lighta , andicago was so specific so locked in me until i started writing about it. i was very surprised to write so much about chicago. i wasn't that conscious of it having such an effect on me in my life. tavis: positive or negative? >> very positive. i really kind of adopted the city as a family, and those buildings meant something to me. the strength of those buildings with the wind whipping them, day day, but they still day, but t. it was inspiring for me to see and to be around, and the architecture, the trees, the constant season changes, the changes in the city. it was dependable for me. when did you make the that you had written enough of these to string them together for a text? >> when i started writing the narrative, and i realized that i could relate all the narrative to each story, and it just came piece, thisthis single piece. it just felt like it was finished. tavis: i'm curious, do you see yourself now as a writer, or are expressions?ni's because, if you see yourself as a writer, then i suspect there may be for this to come -- more of this to come. >