About an Author: Jessye

Name: Jessye Mabel

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico. On a couch.

Education: Is tedious. I'm somewhere on my way to a Public Relations degree. Or something like that.

Politics: Liberatarian/liberal.

Religion: Karma will catch you on the flip side. I was raised Southern Baptist; that was a real hoot.

Sexual Identity: Foxy. Oh, straight. Mostly.

Ancestral Background: Scottish, part Cherokee. I am a descendant of Sam Houston's lineage. That's not always a good thing.

Childhood: I grew up on a farm in rural Oklahoma, where I wreaked havoc on my parents and learned how to do the boot scootin' boogie.

Favorite Music: Ryan Adams, A.A. Bondy, Dr. Dog, Broken Social Scene, Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, Wilco, Glenn Miller, Hank Williams, Regina Spektor, Old Crow Medicine Show

Favorite TV Show: The Office, Mad Men

Someone you look up to: Most people, I'm only 5'3''.

Any other information: I'm a poet from Oklahoma City, relocated to Albuquerque partly by accident. I think Sam Elliot should run for presidential office in 2012, have a strong phobia of puppets, and am very fond of bright red lipstick.