1. I love the smell of gasoline, bleach, and cigarettes.
2. I have size 11 feet.
3. I like to work in the garden with bare hands so I can really feel the dirt.
4. Every now and again I experience intense bouts of shyness.
5. I have eaten an entire jar of Kalamata olives in one sitting while writing.
6. As a teenager, I scrawled my future kids' names in my notebooks.
7. I feel true joy when I see an issue of Bon Appetit in my mailbox.
8. My husband and I met when we were in high school. We listened to rock, hung out at the beach and perfected a chocolate chip cookie recipe using crushed cereal.
9. In another life, I would be an interior designer or a social worker. Or an interior designer who can hook you up with cool lamps and helpful community resources.