Patricia Murphy, a resident of

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Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Occupation	College Professor
Location	the Village of Clinton, New York, United States
Introduction	I'm a college writing teacher and graduate of Idaho State University's soon-to-be-defunct Doctor of Arts Program. I write poetry and read it sometimes at local venues. I like nice people, no matter what their age, race, orientation, whatevah. I don't want to embarrass anyone, but I have the most wonderful boyfriend in the world.
Interests	Family, Friends, Teaching, Reading, Writing, Exercise, Local Writers and Artists, Peace, Walking, Walking, Walking, Vacations, Good Linens, Movies, Students with opinions, Curious students, even when they argue with me, Students who don't want to kill me, Becoming a better teacher, but I'm just saying that in case anyone with a vote on my tenure reads this blog
Favorite Movies	So many! Best in Show, Black Cat White Cat, Lars and the Real Girl, June Bug, the Happiness of the Katakuris, Brokeback Mountain, more later
Favorite Music	Warning -- music snob! Belle and Sebastian, Elliott Smith, the Decemberists, Stars, Of Montreal, the Clientele, the Postal Service, the Dears, Jens Leckman
Favorite Books	Ever After, Motherless Brooklyn, The Fortress of Solitude, Source, Atlantis, Firebird, Me Talk Pretty One Day, The Glass Castle, Running with Scissors

You moved the pot before the coffee stopped brewing. Do you smell the mountains or the burro?

I live around the block from a donkey farm. Sometimes, I can't help but smell the burro.