A silly exercise

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Making art, being with my kids.

What is your greatest fear?

I suppose it is the death of a loved one.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

I'm not much for betrayal.

What is your greatest extravagance?

I suppose purses. Or classroom supplies.

What is your favorite journey?

I think going to Monterey.

What do you dislike most about your appearance?

Being fat, and my teeth.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

I love many people I don't wish to choose between. 

When and where were you happiest?

I think when I was in Morgantown, but a good deal of time has passed and I'm not sure it might not be when the kids were little and their joyful noise filled my days.

What talent would you most like to have?

I'd enjoy being capable of dance.

What is your current state of mind?

I'm lonely.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I'd be thin.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Beside my children, teaching-caring.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Trying to hold onto the deep pain of my relationship with my father and all that means-very difficult.

What is your favorite occupation?

Artists and craftsmen.

What is your most marked characteristic?

Insight.

What do you most value in your friends?

Loyalty

Who are your favorite writers?

Langston Hughes, and...too many...

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
 

Wilbur

Who are your heroes in real life?

My mom, my husband, my kids, those that stand for social justice.

What is it that you most dislike?

Poverty, the wealth, crime, weapons, war, illness, liars that hurt you as a way to avoid their own issues, those that don't have caring hearts, cynics

How would you like to die?

I guess somewhat like my mom went.

What is your motto?

Do something.