Gender	Female
Industry	Arts
Occupation	Writer, nonprofit nerd
Location	Los Angeles, California, United States
Introduction	Author of CRYBABY (Brown Paper Press), a memoir about wanting a baby and getting cancer instead. Storytelling is my only religion.
Favorite movies	Roma, Encanto, Waiting for Guffman, Sunset Boulevard, The Last Days of Disco, Casa de los Babys, Newsies, Nadia, Secretary
Favorite music	Stephen Sondheim, Rufus Wainwright, Dar Williams, Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor, Bright Eyes, Spoon
Favorite books	Colson Whitehead, Michael Cunningham, Toni Morrison, Michelle Tea, Cynthia Kadohata, Sarah Schulman, Nina Revoyr, Dave Eggers, Richard Yates, Tara French, Natashia Deón, Myriam Gurba

Never mind the turtle. Don't you think you're sure to win?

I am the turtle