What do you read for pleasure?
I read almost anything, from meditative books to new strange fiction like China Mieville or Lovecraft. I am also character driven. Give me a character to root for and you've hooked me. I enjoy Margaret Atwood and Octavia Butler. But I also enjoy noir and mystery.
Describe your desk
I have a white IKEA desk. Atop the desk is my laptop and a set of horizontal filing storage cubes where I store each of the stories I'm working on along with notes or feedback from readers. My 'Revision Cubes' I call them. Also on the desk is a can of Zingo, a box of story dice, an old apple box painted with an American flag where I keep loose coins and scrapbooking supplies. On the wall behind my desk are two corkboards where I post random ideas or notes. At the moment a card with the word Persistence is posted there to remind me the name of the road is Persistence.
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