Kella

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation Writing Center-ista & Teacher
Location St. Louis, Missouri, Midwest, United States
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Introduction 35-year-old writer, baker, ed-tech lover, and baked-goods fan
Interests documentary film & radio, "This American Life", oral history, folklore, Rainier cherries, good people, acts of faith, tragicomedy, writing, hiking, mountain vistas and Arizona sunsets.
Favorite Movies American Movie, Mae West in I'm No Angel, Raising Arizona, Once Upon a Time in the West, Office Space, Maria Full of Grace, The Corporation, Adaptation, The Fox & The Hound, Say Anything & Goonies
Favorite Music Gillian Welch, Wilco, Eliza Gilkyson, Dolly Parton, Al Green, Christine Kane, Joan Jett & mix tapes and CDs of all stripes
Favorite Books Amy Bloom & Away, Lorrie Moore & Birds of America, Bastard Out of Carolina, Six Myths of Our Time, Savage Dreams, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jitterbug Perfume, Rebecca Solnit, Dorothy Allison, Gwendolyn Brooks, Willa Cather, Virginia Woolf, Grace Paley, Anne Lamott, David Sedaris, Toni Morrison, East of Eden, Hiroshima, Brian Andreas, Alan Zweibel's Bunny Bunny & essay collections

Never mind the turtle. Don't you think you're sure to win?

Smile, breathe, and go slowly. (Thich Nhat Hanh)