Miss Val
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Editing |
| Location | Oak Park, Illinois, United States |
| Introduction | I've become one of those parents who bore everyone with stories about my children! Oh no! I count myself an advocate for my son, who is on the autism spectrum, and my daughter, whose favorite word is "no." So my interests have expanded to child issues, especially healthcare (no pre-existing conditions!), public and inclusive education, autism awareness, and preventing child abuse. I still enjoy costuming when I can and crochet much more—a portable craft! MST3k, LOTR, and old-time horror hold importance after kid bedtime. Biking, hiking, chasing kids around playgrounds, yoga, and reading books to wiggly children are among my favorite activities. I am currently working on a book of poems for autistic children. |
| Interests | Costuming, poetry, reading, car trips, bicycling, yoga, MST3K, Prairie Style/Arts & Crafts architecture, collecting handmade pottery/vessels & Fiestaware, not to mention blogging about my son on his babysite, and checking my friends' family's blogs and websites! |
| Favorite movies | Lord of the Rings trilogy, Dracula w/ Bela Lugosi, Dracula with Frank Langella, Sense and Sensability, X-Men trilogy, anything Merchant Ivory, anything MST3K especially the SciFi series episodes. |
| Favorite music | Tori Amos, Boy George, Gary Numan, Dead Can Dance, Erasure, Indigo Girls, Bach, Cocteau Twins, Loreena McKinnet, Kate Bush, etc., etc., etc., and just about anything new wave 80s. |
| Favorite books | Favorite authors include Jennifer Weiner, Anne Rice, Laurell K. Hamilton, poets Marge Piercy and... etc. |