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- Name:
- Arthur Dorrance
- Sex:
- M
- Age:
- 46
- Home:
- Danville, PA
- Height:
- 5'11"
- Eyes:
- Blue
- Hair Color:
- Brown
- Nicknames:
- Buck
- Pen Names:
- Haven't published yet, so moot point
- Favorite TV Show:
- Washington Week in Review (geek!)
- Favorite Board Game:
- it's been a loooong time...
- Favorite Magazine:
- F&SF, NY Review of Books
- Favorite Smell:
- fresh ground coffee
- Favorite Salad Dressing:
- yes
- Worst Feeling in the World:
- Having someone die on you
- Biggest Fear:
- Being responsible for a death in the OR.
- Best Feeling in the World:
- Presumably publishing.
- Favorite Things to do on Weekends:
- Read, write.
- Favorite Soundtrack:
- Dead Man Walking
- What is the first thing you think of when you wake in the morning?:
- Huh?
- You can't start the day until you:
- Coffee
- Do you get motion sickness?:
- I don't do roller coasters, but I have sea legs.
- Have you ever gone skinny dipping?:
- Not in a loooong time
- Do you make fun of people?:
- Only if I don't see a risk of hurt feelings.
- Roller Coasters --Deadly or Exciting?:
- I avoid them now.
- Pen or Pencil:
- keyboard
- How many rings before you answer the phone?:
- ASAP
- Future son's name:
- n/a
- Future daughter's name:
- n/a
- Favorite foods:
-
- Do you get along with your parents?:
- dead
- Have you ever been convicted of a crime?
- no
- Favorite Ice Cream:
- yes
- Croutons or Bacon Bits:
- yes
- Do you like to drive?:
- Yes but not for hours
- Thunderstorms -- Cool or Scary:
- Cool (as long as I'm dry)
- What kind of car was your first car?:
- BMW 320i (I was in the Navy and a bachelor...)
- If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?:
- Avram Davidson (though reputedly a nasty disposition)
- Favorite Alcoholic Drink:
- Cheap red wine
- Who is your favorite poet/author?:
- Varies with the barometric pressure. Like all of Chris Moore and William Browning Spencer
- Do you eat the stems of broccoli?:
- Yes
- One pillow or two?:
- one
- Favorite Color:
- Royal Blue, Forest Green, or Dark Crimson
- If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be?
- Righter
- If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be?:
- more
- If you could have a tattoo, what and where would it be?:
- been there, done that
- Have you ever been in love?:
- Of course
- What is on the walls in your room?:
- Chinese Print, Starry Night, books.
- What's on your mouse pad?:
- generic
- What's on your monitor?:
- generic
- Is the glass half empty or half full?:
- Not to be difficult but just "half" -- I'm an optimistic pessimist or
vice versa.
- What is your favorite Snapple?:
- I'll drink almost anything
- Favorite Movies:
- Varies with what I've seen last. Perhaps most likely Raiders of the
Lost Ark.
- Are you a Righty, a Lefty, or Ambidextrous?:
- Lefty
- Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?
- I touch type inaccurately
- Pets:
- no
- Favorite Type of Music:
- Various, but don't listen when I'm writing. Recent faves: Beck,
Bjork, Alana Davis, Liz Phair, Tori Amos.
- If you could be one gardening tool, what would you be?:
- I hate gardening.
- If asked nicely, you'd admit to knowing about:
- I don't know that I know anything special.
- You can probably be bribed with:
- Give me an offer.
- What is under your bed?:
- Nanotechnology masquerading as dust bunnies; plus unsorted photos.
- What is your favorite number?:
- 3
- What is your dream car?:
-
- Hobbies:
- Reading, writing, exercising.
- Toothpaste:
- Crest
- Favorite town to chill in:
-
- Favorite Drink (Non-Alcoholic):
-
- Adidas, Nike, or Reebok:
- anything cheap with decent arch support
- Favorite perfume/cologne:
- n/a
- Favorite Web Site:
- Critters
- Favorite Subject in School:
- depended on semester
- Least Favorite Subject:
- Education, stats, writing research papers
- What do you look for in either sex?:
- humor, education, versed in SF.
- What is your favorite sport to watch?:
- none
- You would most like to be adopted by which Clarion instructor?:
- ANY pro who is willing to show me the ropes
- In the Clarion yearbook, you will probably be voted the boy/girl most
like to:
- Doubt I'd win any vote.
- If you could bring only one reference book to Clarion it would be:
- Britannica on CD
- No one would guess that you had written:
-
- When folks get to Clarion, they should look for you. You will be the
one:
- with an air of diffident confusion and apprehensive anticipation.
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