Patti Auburn - Writer - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Patti is currently working at a non-descript job (which she loves) while endeavoring to make a real living by writing fiction. She knows she's chosen a hard road, but she is ever-optimistic that she will be very successful.

She loves to travel, and her plans for the next two years are Amsterdam, Chicago, Cuba, Japan.

My Interests

Art
Architecture
Interiors
Writing
Reading
Documentary films
All my friends' dissertations
Travel
Cultural Anthropology
Beekeeping
Gardening
Politics
Martinis&Manhattans...

I'd like to meet:

Paul Bowles (yeah, I know he isn't with us any more - still, I'd like to meet him)

Music:

In no particular order:
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Macy Gray
Patsy Cline
Maktub
Reggie Watts
Jake Shimabukuro
Marcus Eaton
Iz
the AMAZING Mr. Al Green
Patsy Cline
Goapele
Willie Nelson
Dwight Yoakum
Nina Simone
Nancy Wilson (from the 60's, not from Heart)
Ella Fitzgerald
Bela Fleck & the FLecktones
LLCoolJ
Snoop Dogg
Iggy Pop
David Bowie
James Taylor
Bob Marley
The Beatles
Rolling Stones
Counting Crows
Bob Dylan
Van Morrison
War
The Animals

Movies:

Motorcycle Diaries
Lost in Translation
The Man Who Would Be KIng
The King and I
Lawrence of Arabia
A Knight's Tale
Starman
Snatch
Once Upon a Time In Mexico
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Transamerica
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
My Architect
Dogtown and Z Boys
Spellbound
Blade Runner

Television:

The West Wing
Lost
60 Minutes

Books:

Born On a Blue Day - Daniel Tammet
A Fine Balance & Family Matters - Rohinton Mistry
The Glass Palace - Amitov Ghosh
The Brothers K - David James Duncan
A House for Mr. Biswas - V.S. Naipul
A Pugilist at Rest - Thom Jones
The Bone People - Keri Hulme
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
Daughter of Persia - Sattarch Farmaian
Out of Africa - Isak Dineson
anything by Paul Bowles

Heroes:

Jonathan Kozol
Paul Farmer
Noam Chomsky
Thomas Eric Stanton

My Blog

VAGUE-OSITY

I like words. I especially like whan I can find the precise word for a very specific thought. This isn't always easy for me. Often it's on the tip of my tongue for days. When it comes to remembering e...
Posted by Patti Auburn - Writer on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:37:00 PST

SUGAR DADDY

One day you're sitting at work thinking it's probably going to be a fairly uneventful summer and the next you're packing for Hawaii. How does this happen? You gotta have a sugar daddy...
Posted by Patti Auburn - Writer on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:31:00 PST

LACKING INSPIRATION

What do you do when you sit in front of your computer screen and your mind is blank? Where do you get your inspiration? I have a lot of ideas for stories, but they are in files, struggling...
Posted by Patti Auburn - Writer on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:57:00 PST

THE JOY OF RE-WRITING

I have always thought of re-writing as a chore. I am a writer who relies heavily upon inspiration. I'm not the sort who gets a little kernel of a idea, and methodically works it over and over until I ...
Posted by Patti Auburn - Writer on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:04:00 PST

ROLLER DERBY

Have you checked out you local roller derby yet? Yes. I said Roller Derby. However, this is not your grandma's roller derby. In the last few years the derby has experienced a resurgence in popul...
Posted by Patti Auburn - Writer on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:31:00 PST

CALIFORNIA DREAMING

I've been living in Seattle for 14 years now and I really do love it. I like the vibrant downtown action of the city, the water views practically everywhere I turn - I've even become acclimated to the...
Posted by Patti Auburn - Writer on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:25:00 PST