1 I see dead people
2 I’ve been a Tolkien fiend since the age of 10
3 Most of the non-fiction I read is horror
4 My mom is a rancher
5 My dad is a retired firefighter
6 My brother is in ‘Blackhawk Down’
7 My sister has taught elephants to dance, and rhinos to finger-paint
8 I’ve ridden across the Golden Gate Bridge on the tailboard of an antique fire engine
9 I’ve sold 3 short stories to professional markets
10 I’ve worked on an individual from the Koster site
11 My favorite word was ‘defenstration’ – until I decided that airplanes and helicopters count….
12 My cat walks on a leash and jumps through hoops
13 is my favorite number
14 I’ve done pet-sitting for Dr. William M. Bass
15 Treasures I desire include a murex shell, a quetzal feather, and purple porphyry
16 On a plane, I once sat next to someone who owned an elephant bird egg
17 I got to tour Cape Canaveral with someone who worked there during the space race
18 There are 3 species of redwood tree - and I have touched them all :)
19 Sunrise is the perfect time to go to bed
20 I grow fangs and claws when in the vicinity of a new release by P.C. Hodgell, Martha Wells, Wen Spencer, Ilona Andrews or Jim Butcher; the effect of Lindsay Buroker and C. Gockel are similar, despite the electronic format :)