- Zodiac
Virgo, on the cusp of Leo
- Current Location
Michigan
- Hometown
Detroit, but it ain't so homey
- Occupation
Editor, writer, artist
- Ethnicity
White / Caucasian
- Kids
Love 'em
- Drink / Smoke
No/Yes
- Colleges
Eastern Michigan Univ Graduate
Ypsilanti, MI(US)
Attended 1976 To 1982
Class of 1982
Major English. Minor: Art.
- Student Organizations
Eastern Echo, Aurora, Cellar Roots
- Hobbies
Writing half-novels. Got two so far. This November, when NaNoWriMo comes 'round again, I hope to start another half-novel.
Drawing, painting, clay.
- Books
Right now:
Specimen Days by Michael Cunningham,
Appetites: Why Women Want by Caroline Knapp,
Watership Down by Richard Adams.
Faves:
Rubyfruit Jungle; Marriages of Zones Three, Four, and Five; Magister Ludi; The Women's Room; Mama Day; Beloved; on and on
- Magazines & Newspapers
Poets & Writers
- Fine Arts
Yep, got some.
- Performance Art
Gwyn in "The Heartless Troll." Chorus in "Mississipi Melody" and "Fiddler on the Roof." Texan Woman in "Guys and Dolls." Nancy in "Oliver." Anna in "The King and I" [Peaked early and petered out. These were all before I was 18.]
- Interested in
Networking, Old Friendship/Alumni
- Pet Peeves
Wicked crunching. Pounding bass from neighbors' houses and passing cars.
- Places I've been
Europe: Paris, London, Edinburgh, Augsberg, Frankfurt, Munich
Canada: Quebec City, Montreal, Stratford, Niagara Falls
U.S.: San Diego, San Francisco, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Houston, Galveston, Lake Charles, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Pittsburgh, Erie, Allentown, Wheeling, Indianapolis, Chicago, Mackinac, Muskegon, Sault St. Marie, Lake Champlain, Atlantic City, Gettysburg. Drove through Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan, of course.
- Places I'd like to go
Provence. I'd take a look at Italy while I'm nearby. Iceland. Ireland.
- I'd rather be
Back to Paris, painting and writing in my small but beautifully appointed garret.
In my agent's office, negotiating my 10th book deal.
An absolutely silent lottery winner who could give away millions whenever I felt like it.
Living in a big cabin I built myself in the country on a lake in a state that had only one month of snow.
Georgia O'Keeffe-esque in the Valley of Fire.
- Music
Most of Mozart, bit of Beethoven, Copeland, Gershwin, Radiohead, Bjork, Clapton, Beatles, Joni, Ani, CSNY (or just Stills by himself), Stevie Ray Vaughn, Robert Cray, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Empire Brass, Danny Scales, Chick Corea...
- Movies
Waking Life, Annie Hall, all Harry Potter (and not just for the acting, which is just delicious), Under the Tuscan Sun, The Matrix, Pride & Prejudice, American Beauty, O Brother, Where Art Thou, When Harry Met Sally...
- TV
The West Wing, Six Feet Under, The Closer, Saving Grace, Divine Design, CSI (the Las Vegas one), The Daily Show, thirtysomething, Good Eats, Iron Chef, Barefoot Contessa, Everyday Italian, As Time Goes By, The Vicar of Dibley, The Red Green Show, Antiques Road Show, Frontline, NOW, Nova, Brothers & Sisters
- Games
Scrabulous!
- Fashion Designers
Please.
- Brands
Whatever's hot at Value World.
Social
Ypsilanti, MI(US)
Attended 1976 To 1982
Class of 1982
Major English. Minor: Art.