Gender	Female
Occupation	Retired (I think)
Location	Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Introduction	My business cards (I have two; they are useful in terms of drawings for free stuff) list me as "a woman with a sword" and a "world traveler." Both are true. Would I lie on a business card? I stepped off the full-time career path years ago and have no burning desire to get back on.
Interests	fiber arts, writing, reading, photography
Favorite movies	Lord of the Rings (all three), Dirty Dancing, The Rock, The Replacements, Con Air, Expendables 1 or 2 or 3
Favorite music	Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Elton John, Jimmy Buffett, Joan Baez, Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, John Denver, John Prine
Favorite books	American Gods, A Song of Ice and Fire, Ender's Game, mysteries by Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish authors. My favorite poetry books: Hailstones and Halibut Bones, A Child's Garden of Verses.

You've written a hit musical! How will you avoid having fame go to your head?

Stand on it.