Relationship
Married
Hometown
Little town in New York State
Places I've been
College Name
Last one was the University of Minnesota
College Graduation Year
1964, 1982
College Graduation Major/Concentration
Last major -- journalism and mass communications
Occupation(s)
Writer/editor/novelist (kinda retired)
More about me
I've been a journalist, newspaper editor, and ad/marketing copywriter. I now write mystery novels for fun. I lived in Minnesota for about 30 years and have been retired in New Mexico for almost 4 years.
Favorite Movies
O Brother Where Art Thou? (anything by the Coen Bros), Chicago, The Sea Inside, tons of foreign films -- they only export the good ones
Favorite TV Shows
Project Runway -- the only one I try to catch weekly -- and it's seasonal.
Activities
line dancing, aerobics, writing, reading, studying Spanish
Favorite Charities
Salvation Army
Favorite Music
bluegrass
Favorite Books
I've read Cold Mountain three times, that's a record for me. I like mysteries, not violent thrillers. I love memoirs. Literary novels, if they're not about angst-ridden yuppies.
Favorite Quotes
Life is empty and meaningless And it's empty and meaningless That life is empty and meaningless.
Favorite People
My friends, my kids. I used to want to come back as Leslie Stahl in my next life.
Favorite Places
New Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru
Favorite Animals
All the horses, dogs and cats I've "owned" over the years; currently, my little Sheltie