loretta
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | writer |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Introduction | I'm a writer working on a second novel. My first book, Little Green, will be published June of 2010 by Hawthorne Books. Last year I was lucky enough to receive a fellowship from Oregon Literary Arts. I do a little freelance developmental editing when time permits. |
| Interests | I love to cook, read, work in the garden, knit long bulky scarves and blankets, make goofy things out of scraps. |
| Favorite movies | Hope and Glory, Hannah and Her Sisters, Vickie Christina Barcelona, Radio Days, Annie Hall, Vertigo, |
| Favorite music | Joni Mitchell's album Blue, Carla Bruni, Fredda, Blossom Dearie, Jaoa Gilberto, |
| Favorite books | House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Solomon's Song The Bluest Eye and Mercy all by Toni Morrison A History of Love by Nicole Kraus, Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredible Close by Jonathon Safran-Foer, Away by Amy Bloom, Love Invents Us also by Amy Bloom, The Dog of the Marriage by Amy Hempl, The Things They Carry by Tim O'Brien, The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, |
You have to dig a hole to China. Where do you start?
In Muso's wading pool. I put Squeaky Pinky ball underneath and watch him go crazy.