about Me
IN THE FLESH
Because worship requires more than imagination
Age || 40s (true cougar territory)
Proportions || 5’1, 130 lbs of power and polish
Passport || U.S. (alas, I surrendered my UN Laissez-Passer)
Education || B.A. in History, M.S. in Economics, M.P.H.—and somehow still manages to teach intro stats with a straight face
Languages || American English of course, Pennsylvania Dutch (just for so), conversational Spanish, astonishing Vietnamese, and enough Italian to seduce a truffle hunter
INDULGENCES & OBSESSIONS
Touchstones for the insatiable.
Favorite Colors || Fuchsia in silk, black and red in leather, atomic gold in light—there’s nothing like the real thing, baby
Favorite Foods || The intimacy of omakase, the succulence of filet, the comfort of Southeast Asian street food, and the holy ecstasy of well-executed Mexican cocina
Fun Fact || I once filled a passport, had more pages sewn in, and filled those, too
Favorite Authors || Mary Oliver teaches me to kneel in the grass, Margaret Atwood sharpens my claws, and Kurt Vonnegut reminds me to laugh while it all burns. Ernest Hemingway lends me brevity, Tom Robbins a taste for the absurd, Octavia Butler a map to futures both feral and tender. Judith Butler makes sure my gender stays slippery, while Toni Morrison and Alice Walker insist that desire and power always carry history in their bones
Favorite Music || Techno runs in my bloodstream. House is where I live. But the thrash metal of my youth still sings in my bones—and somehow, Alexander Scriabin topped my Spotify Wrapped.
Favorite Films & Shows || The Phoenican Scheme (and anything else by Wes Anderson), Natural Born Killers (written by Quentin Tarantino, I like his productions too), Peaky Blinders, Six Feet Under, and the occasional questionable reality show (don’t judge).
Favorite Pastimes || Coaxing my feral cat into my lap while I devour books with spines, glamping under the trees' canopy dusted with starlight, preparing decadent meals for friends and lovers (if they behave).