Writing fiction, non-fiction, poetry and screenplays. Dancing. Yoga. Film. Reading. Fashion. Music. Visual arts. Connecting. My beloved children.
Music
The National, Frightened Rabbit, Miike Snow, Loney Dear, Butterfly Boucher, Robyn, P.J. Harvey, Sinead O'Connor, Tori Amos, 1980's punk bands,
early Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, Marianne Faithfull, early Bowie, Krishna Das, Donna DeLory, Alanis Morissette, Sia, early Go-Go's, REM. The Cure, Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen, Moby, Nada Surf, Decemberists, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cocteau Twins, Silversun Pickups, Annie Lennox, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cramps, Chile Peppers, X, Iggy Pop!
Movies
Fellini, especially JULIET OF THE SPIRITS. NIGHTS OF CABIRIA. HEDWIG. LA DOLCE VITA. PAN'S LABYRINTH. THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE. AMERICAN BEAUTY. THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP. WINGS OF DESIRE. THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION. WILD AT HEART. MY LIFE IN PINK. THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE. THE MAGIC TOYSHOP. SPIRITED AWAY. HAROLD AND MAUDE. FAIRY TALE: A TRUE STORY. NARNIA. THE ORPHANAGE. BLUE VELVET. THE ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. THE REFLECTING SKIN. LORD OF THE RINGS MOVIES. AMELIE. GHOST WORLD. LOST IN TRANSLATION. Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN. MULHOLLAND DRIVE.
Television
SIX FEET UNDER. Guilty pleasure: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.
I don't have TV now
Books
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, THE CIRCUS OF THE EARTH AND THE AIR by Brooke Stevens, RULE OF THE BONE by Russell Banks, HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS by Isabel Allende, THE WHITE BONE by Barbara Gowdy, THE ANIMAL FAMILY by Randall Jarrell, NINE STORIES by J.D. Salinger, THE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold, THE CONQUEST by Yxta Maya Murray, OUR ECSTATIC DAYS by Steve Erickson, THE SEA CAME IN AT MIDNIGHT by Steve Erickson, ZEROVILLE by Steve Erickson, RUBICON BEACH by Steve Erickson, PLAY IT AS IT LAYS by Joan Didion, MIDDLESEX by Jeffrey Eugenides, TO THE LIGHTHOUSE by Virginia Woolf, THE HOURS by Michael Cunningham, THE HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Michael Cunningham, NEVER LET ME GO by Ishiguro, books by Angela Carter, Anais Nin, A.S. Byatt, Margaret Atwood, poetry by H.D., Sylvia and Anne. THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tart, THE TRIBES OF PALOS VERDES by Joy Nicholson, GEEK LOVE by Katherine Dunn, MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS, Kelly Link, IN THE WOOD by the wonderful Tana French!!!!
Heroes
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My friends. Humanitarians. Anyone working for the environment and for peace. Anyone who takes the risk to create art.
About me: Author of many books, including the forthcoming PRETTY DEAD, WOOD NYMPH SEEKS CENTAUR: A MYTHOLOGICAL DATING GUIDE, OPEN LETTER TO QUIET LIGHT, THE WATERS AND THE WILD, HOUSE OF DOLLS. THE MAGIC OF FORGETTING (Weetzie Bat prequel) and LITTLE PINK (with Lydia Wills). Also: HOW TO (UN)CAGE A GIRL, QUAKELAND, BLOOD ROSES, DANGEROUS ANGELS: THE WEETZIE BAT BOOKS, PSYCHE IN A DRESS, NECKLACE OF KISSES, ECHO, THE HANGED MAN, VIOLET AND CLAIRE, NYMPH, THE ROSE AND THE BEAST, RUBY (with Carmen Staton) and more.
Who I'd like to meet: writers, musicians, filmmakers, fashion designers, painters, photographers, poets, dancers, planet protectors, lovers of life and art. oh yeah, and my twin flame... or maybe i did
Thanks so much for accepting my friend request! I'm adore your books, but they are so hard to come by in Australia! Take care and keep writing that magic xx
I love your work! I started reading your books when I was a freshman in high school and didn't speak a word of English. I used to have an English/Spanish dictionary next to me and I had to look up almost every other word in the book...:) It was worth it, I'm really looking forward to your new book. Keep strong and don't let negative people get to you. You're great!
Nice seeing you at the PJ concert! Sorry for being a bit of a dork ( tends to come naturally). I tried to take some pictures of the concert. She was so amazing. I am in awe of her. Have a beautiful day! ~Eva
i fell asleep in a circle of your books last night, feeling guilty for getting so far behind, lost in a me i barely recognize. your words your world center me
Hello :D Thank you for adding me, and also for all of the inspiration your work has given me. I always look forward to reading anything I can get my hands on that has been written by you.
I pre-ordered and finished Waters and the Wild a week ago, first night I got it- it was intensely magical and mysterious I loved it! I went to Barnes and Noble last night, knowing there would be no copies of your lovely stories cause sadly my barnes and noble has dried out of all of them for the past two years of so... but it was there! All new copies of Waters and the Wild! I touched each one of them and hoped it would start a journey of love and inspiration for some teenage or beyond girl or boy, like what Dangerous Angels did for me :) I am still hopeful that I will make it to one of your workshops someday. Please keep safe and happy always! LOVE
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