Some other things to know about me: I lived in London for 20 years, did a stint in New York City, and have been Portland,OR, for over a decade. In a previous life I worked in the film industry and was a nightclub DJ (something I still dabble in—this is what a playlist would look like if I was a guest on a punk/new wave radio show). I’m fascinated by the expanse of Oregon’s high desert (so much so I’m writing a novel about it). If I’m not occupied with my new-found obsession of pickleball, I’ll be reading one of the half-dozen books I have on the go or trying to make friends with the gang of crows that live in my back yard.