: About Me

I like to have fun, and I like to work, so I'm constantly seeking ways to combine work and fun!

My poison is red wine, and my Italian heritage makes itself known in every way. Yeah...I got curves, baby!

I'm eclectic - in my iPod you'll find the Beatles, Staind, Barry Manilow, Frank Sinatra, The Beastie Boys, Abbey Lincoln, Jay Z, Joshua Redman, Tupac, Men at Work, A Tribe Called Quest... You get the point.

My passion is ...

writing and writing and writing and learning and traveling and writing about what I've learned and where I've traveled.

I know too much about ...

grammar rules of the English, Spanish, Italian, and French languages

My parents always told me ...

Look people in the eye when you meet them, and have a firm handshake.

My childhood ambition ...

to be Mimi

My favorite memory ...

When my little, teeny, baby sister was born - miracle baby!

Why I write ...

because it's SO MUCH FUN!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

"Diary," "What is the What" "Mr. Pip," "The Alphabet vs the Goddess," The Tudors, Major League Baseball!

My first job ...

babysitting...how well it prepared me for dealing with men in the workplace!

My best moment ...

almost walking into Yoko Ono in front of The Dakota in Manhattan - it's the closest I'd ever get to John Lennon.

My inspiration ...

my imagination, red wine, and conversation with my friends.

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Escape

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A Toast: To Never Calling to Confirm Hung over, my usual condition for flying, I climb out of the back seat of the hired car, wander through the automatic doors, drag myself through the airport terminal, canvas duffel in tow slung over my right shoulder, feet skating over the glassy linoleum, head throbbing with each step, each step reverberating with a resounding thud in my already pounding head. Luckily, I have my boarding pass, and never check baggage, so I can avoid the first of the three mandatory lines at an airport. The line to get through the metal detector is obscenely long, and b...

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