37 Fun Questions for Self-Reflection--Courtesy of Dana Killmeyer (now Dana Jain)
1. Do you like blue cheese? Oh yes. Cheese of any kind is my favorite food.
2. Have you ever smoked cigarettes? Never!
3. Do you own a gun? No, because to quote Anton Chekhov: "One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn't going to go off. It's wrong to make promises you don't mean to keep."
4. What flavor Koolaid? By age four, I was entrusted to buy Koolaid at the store next door--raspberry, orange, grape. Couldn't stomach it today.
5. What do you think of hot dogs? Fun at the ballpark.
6. What is your favorite movie? My ex-husband used to say that to understand America, you needed to watch two movies--The Wizard of Oz and The Godfather. I'd add The Godfather Part 2.
7. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Earl Grey tea. Loose.
8. Can you do a push-up? Yes. But don't ask me for two.
9. What's your favorite jewelry? Five rings--each with its own story--and a silver cuff bracelet (ditto).
10. What is your favorite hobby? Reading doesn't count for a writer. Could be baking--or watching TV mysteries/police procedurals.
11. Do you have ADD? Yes, but the meds aren't good for my wonky heart.
12. Do you wear glasses? No, but until the miracle of LASIK I did (ages seven to forty-five).
13. What was your childhood favorite (TV) cartoon? One Froggy Night by Chuck Jones and Scott McCloud, Space Angel.
14. Name three things you did today. It's still early! Tea, messages, Words With Friends.
15. Name three drinks you drink regularly. Coconut water, Earl Grey tea, ginger tea.
16. Current "worries"? Climate change, famine, nukes, wars, state brutality.
17. Current "hates"? I do meditation daily to work on those.
18. Favorite place to be? Next to the ocean, the "Great Mother," as Anne Sexton called it.
19. How did you bring in the New Year? By going to bed early.
20. Where would you like to go? Paris, Venice, Prague.
21. Name five people who will do this quiz. Five of the people who win my new book (Goodreads giveaway starts this Saturday!)
22. Do you wear slippers? Every day.
23. What is your favorite color? Turquoise. Red. Purple.
24. Do you like sleeping in satin sheets? Oh yes.
25. Can you whistle? Not at all!
26. Where are you now? In my ratty work chair.
27. Would you be a pirate? In the days of the Pirate Queens, perhaps. Today, no.
28. Favorite food? Cheese, melted or straight.
29. What's in your pockets? I'm currently out of pocket.
30. Last thing that made you laugh? An FB thread started by Martha Garvey on what she should name a drug--a cross between cannabis and Quaaludes--in the dystopian short story she's writing. My suggestions: Hypnobis (official) and Trumpster (street).
31. What's your favorite animal? Domestic cat.
32. What's your most recent injury? Gastrointestinal surgery.
33. How many TVs in your house? Zero. Constant streaming.
34. Worst pain? "More die of heartbreak."
35. Do you like to dance? Yes, if it's "dancing with myself..."
36. Are your parents still together? Yes, and still competing over the crossword puzzle.
37. Do you enjoy camping? If by "camping" you mean a cozy cabin at the end of a day hike, yes.
Under the Kaufmann's Clock: Fiction, Poems, and Photographs of Pittsburgh
2. Have you ever smoked cigarettes? Never!
3. Do you own a gun? No, because to quote Anton Chekhov: "One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn't going to go off. It's wrong to make promises you don't mean to keep."
4. What flavor Koolaid? By age four, I was entrusted to buy Koolaid at the store next door--raspberry, orange, grape. Couldn't stomach it today.
5. What do you think of hot dogs? Fun at the ballpark.
6. What is your favorite movie? My ex-husband used to say that to understand America, you needed to watch two movies--The Wizard of Oz and The Godfather. I'd add The Godfather Part 2.
7. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Earl Grey tea. Loose.
8. Can you do a push-up? Yes. But don't ask me for two.
9. What's your favorite jewelry? Five rings--each with its own story--and a silver cuff bracelet (ditto).
10. What is your favorite hobby? Reading doesn't count for a writer. Could be baking--or watching TV mysteries/police procedurals.
11. Do you have ADD? Yes, but the meds aren't good for my wonky heart.
12. Do you wear glasses? No, but until the miracle of LASIK I did (ages seven to forty-five).
13. What was your childhood favorite (TV) cartoon? One Froggy Night by Chuck Jones and Scott McCloud, Space Angel.
14. Name three things you did today. It's still early! Tea, messages, Words With Friends.
15. Name three drinks you drink regularly. Coconut water, Earl Grey tea, ginger tea.
16. Current "worries"? Climate change, famine, nukes, wars, state brutality.
17. Current "hates"? I do meditation daily to work on those.
18. Favorite place to be? Next to the ocean, the "Great Mother," as Anne Sexton called it.
19. How did you bring in the New Year? By going to bed early.
20. Where would you like to go? Paris, Venice, Prague.
21. Name five people who will do this quiz. Five of the people who win my new book (Goodreads giveaway starts this Saturday!)
22. Do you wear slippers? Every day.
23. What is your favorite color? Turquoise. Red. Purple.
24. Do you like sleeping in satin sheets? Oh yes.
25. Can you whistle? Not at all!
26. Where are you now? In my ratty work chair.
27. Would you be a pirate? In the days of the Pirate Queens, perhaps. Today, no.
28. Favorite food? Cheese, melted or straight.
29. What's in your pockets? I'm currently out of pocket.
30. Last thing that made you laugh? An FB thread started by Martha Garvey on what she should name a drug--a cross between cannabis and Quaaludes--in the dystopian short story she's writing. My suggestions: Hypnobis (official) and Trumpster (street).
31. What's your favorite animal? Domestic cat.
32. What's your most recent injury? Gastrointestinal surgery.
33. How many TVs in your house? Zero. Constant streaming.
34. Worst pain? "More die of heartbreak."
35. Do you like to dance? Yes, if it's "dancing with myself..."
36. Are your parents still together? Yes, and still competing over the crossword puzzle.
37. Do you enjoy camping? If by "camping" you mean a cozy cabin at the end of a day hike, yes.
Under the Kaufmann's Clock: Fiction, Poems, and Photographs of Pittsburgh
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