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[Annalie]

Go for a long walk with my husband in the National Park near our house and take a picnic of simple but delicious snacks; swim in the rock pools.

If you could have any animal for a pet, which would you choose?

[Anne]

A fire lizard, as in Anne McCaffrey's Pern chronicles.

If you could acquire one new good habit instantly, what would you choose?

[PinkPanthress]

Patience or better, the gift of shutting the f*ck up every now & then! :D

If you could be any author who wrote that one perfect book, which author & book would it be?

[Annalie]

Tan Twan Eng who wrote The Garden of Evening Mists

If you could recommend a book to change the perspective of an influential politician, what would you recommend and to whom?

[Judy]

Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow -- I would want every US Senator and Congressman to read it.

If you could have one spectacular talent (a real one), what would it be and why did you choose it?

[Dawn]

Become an excellent ballet dancer - I've never excelled at sports or really anything where your body is the instrument and I've loved ballet since I was 3. I took a class when I was 7 but the instructor said I had rhythm but no grace and my hips were "far too big" so I quit and cried so hard I hyperventilated and my mom called me a drama queen lol.

If you could be a part of the movie business, what would you be? (Actor, director, writer, producer, costume designer, etc?)

[Furrawn]

A writer because it's what I could do well...as long
as someone pushes me:) I wouldn't want to be any of the other things because I'm an introvert and wouldn't
like being recognized all the time. I think it would be amazing to be part of something like The Once Upon a Time show...as long as it's a part in the shadows.

If you could choose one historical figure, living or dead, to run for president (U.S.) in the current election, who would you choose and why?

[Anne]

That's a daunting question, Furrawn! For the win, I'd choose Abraham Lincoln, because he had the strength to be a good person during very difficult times, but to actually run, I'd choose Will Rogers. He would bring us all back to sanity and good humor.

If you were a writer and gifted with an amazing ability to persuade, what would you choose as your soapbox?

[Dawn]

Well I am a writer, but not that kind of writer. If I was I'd choose environmentalism.

If you could time-travel, what year would you travel to first?

[Annalie]

I would go back to the time before our human ancestors left Africa and they lived as hunter-gatherers in the bush. I'd join them and never go back to the rat-race and pollution of the 21st century!

If you had a magic carpet, where would you fly to first?

[Dawn]

London England, primarily so I could see all the summer shows at Shakespeare's Globe.

If you could live a year in the life of any king/queen, past or present, which one would you choose?

[Nancy from NJ]

Queen Victoria

What historical character would you want to be at the time of The American Revolution?

[Anne]

Perhaps Benjamin Franklin...he had such an active mind!

If you could spend 1 day in your own future 30 years from now, what might surprise you?

[Anne]

If I were the main character of a book, the book would be called Lucky Duck.

If I could read a fresh, new book from any author, I would want the author to be...