Helen Schicketanz

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Arts
Occupation Writer, photographer, former English teacher
Introduction I am lucky (?) enough to be at a sort of crossroads in my life. I have a Ph.D. in English and I've taught English to gifted and talented high school students for 11.5 years and now have moved to Europe. I am excited to see what happens next in my continuing adventure.
Interests Writing, photography, literature, music.
Favorite Movies To Kill a Mockingbird, I've Loved You So Long, Dancer in the Dark (these last are two of the most disturbing movie I've ever seen and I don't ever want to see them again, but they were so well done that I had to include them).
Favorite Music Loreena McKennitt. Also Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Lou Reed and pretty much any gravelly-voiced man out there. Also early U2 and the Cure.
Favorite Books Kristin Lavransdatter, To Kill a Mockingbird, Robert Lowell's Life Studies, Ted Hughes' Collected Poems, Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems.

The love potion you made tastes terrible. How will you drink it?

Put it in some strong black coffee. I think the taste of black coffee (which I love) should mask pretty much anything.