Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Occupation	lecturer
Location	Pennsylvania, United States
Introduction	I live with my husband and two sons on the outskirts of Philadelphia. I teach writing and literature at a local university. I like to read more than I like to clean. If you've been to my house, you may already have noticed this.
Interests	Reading, writing, walking, parenting, aesthetics, storytelling, psychology, folklore and fairy tales, mythology, plants and woods and gardens
Favorite movies	Down by Law, Harold and Maude, Trust
Favorite books	The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West, Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner, Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson

Your people want to make a statue in your honor. What will it be made out of and what victory will it commemorate?

It will be made out of leaves and it will commemorate my victory over the forces of inertia.