(me, reading at The Book Bin)

at first i didn't know what to

write on this page.  education?

philosophies?  who cares?  so i figured,

the best way to tell you about myself, or

what kind of writer i am, is to tell you who MY

favorite writers are, my favorite books,

my favorite songs---those things are the things i

love; they are like religion to me. 

 so, i was born, i grew up, i made some

(ok, many) mistakes, and now here we are...

(some of) my favorite writers:

Kim Addonizio

BJ Ward

Sharon Olds

Lucille Clifton

Ross Gay

Anne Tyler

Elizabeth Berg

Dorianne Laux

 Sylvia Plath

d.a. levy

 JD Salinger

 Bob Dylan

 Charles Bukowski

John Fante

Lorrie Moore

 Deborah Garrison

 Allen Ginsberg

William Burroughs

 Margaret Atwood

 Sapphire

 Anne Sexton

Raymond Carver

favorite musicians:

Bob Dylan

The Beatles

The Grateful Dead

Brian Wilson

Nirvana

Ween

Janis Joplin

Bob Marley

Lauren Hill

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Led Zepplin

Phish

i'm sure there's so many I'm forgetting...email and tell me yours!  i think you can learn a whole lot about a person by who their inspirations are...