I am from eastern Pennsylvania.

When I’m somewhere unfamiliar, I talk in my sleep.

I love teaching.

Literature, writing, and photography are important to me.

There is definitely a place for fun in the classroom.

Guys, real men read Jane Austen novels!

I now live in a midwestern city of 100,000.

My native township only had about 3,000 souls residing in it.

I like my movies to have sad endings.

I love my parents. I love my brothers more.

Tea is so much better than coffee!

C.S. Lewis is the man!

I prefer fiction that showcases resilience and the darker side of human nature: Short stories by J.C. Oates, for instance. Favorite poets include: Louise Glück, Sharon Olds, Czeslaw Milosz, Charlotte Smith, and Emily Dickinson.

I am a cynical Pollyannaish idealist!

Question everything. You've a brain for a reason!

I am madly in love with those who will travel with me.

Derrida annoys me almost as much as Freud.

I like lists!

Call me Jess.