Interview by Kell

OK, Kell. Here are your questions and my answers. Good questions, by the way. They made me think harder than I like.

1. You’re on a time machine. Which period in history do you want to go to first, why, and what would you do there? I think the Roaring Twenties might be interesting. I'd probably party all the time. Going to speakeasies where you needed a password to get in, dancing my feet off. And, I could be younger, right?

2. You’ve won a shopping spree at a bookstore. After the mysteries section, where would you go and what would you get? We're talking Barnes & Noble here, aren't we? Well, then, I'd go get an iced Caramel Macchiato, then I'd check out the best sellers, new releases and general fiction.

3. If you could set up your own graduate-level literature seminar, which writer, time period, or genre would you choose and what would you teach? I'm trying to decide between John Steinbeck and Agatha Christie. Agatha is such an interesting woman, and I'd love to know more about that period of time when she just up and disappeared for a while. On the other hand, Steinbeck was, well, Steinbeck. My favorite author. So, I guess Steinbeck would be the one. Whew! Decisions, decisions!

4. If you could sit in on the taping of any tv show, which one would it be and who would you most want to talk to? I can't imagine sitting in on any of the shows these days. But, if I have to pick one, I guess I'd pick "Crossing Jordan". I'd like to talk to Miguel Ferrer about his mother, Rosemary Clooney.

5. You won an apartment makeover. What would you want to see done? I'd like the rooms to be a bit bigger, with fresh paint and carpet, and add a second bathroom and a garage. I'd like the refrigerator to have an ice maker. And, I'd like the rent to stay the same as it is now. And, people in hell want ice water.

Have a good weekend, everybody.