You worked on Mercy a long time. Was it a relief to finally release it?
The way began was a sort of blurred lens of despair about what was going on in the US – an expression of how many of us viewed the political shock of the period. Days ticked by, darkness often supplanted the work achieved the day before. It’s hard to explain, but it was downright miserable. I was staring at something that made me feel helpless. One