Trivia

Lived in the East Village of Manhattan while she was a slam poet then moved to Brooklyn, New York and eventually ended up in Hudson, New York.

Wrote a monthly column for SHOUT Magazine.

She worked for 15 years on the novel "The Angelmakers" which is about 19th Century women gangsters and the founding of animal rights movement. She rewrote the novel 7 times and it's not been published.

Attended Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics in Boulder, Colorado.

Published seven books but left "Anglemakers" unfinished: -"Diary of an Emotional Idiot: A Novel", Harmony, 1997, Counterpoint LLC, 2003. -"Soft Maniacs: Stories", Simon & Schuster, 1999. -"Hex: A Ruby Murphy Mystery", Three Rivers Press, 2003 republished Crown Publishing Group, 10 March 2010. -"Love Dance of the Mechanical Animals: Confessions, Highly Subjective Journalism, Old Rants and New Stories" (original working title "Sex Goddess of the Western Hemisphere"), Three Rivers Press, 2003. -"Gargantuan: A Ruby Murphy Mystery", Three Rivers Press, 2004 republished Crown Publishing Group, 24 March 2010. -"Flamethrower: A Ruby Murphy Mystery", Three Rivers Press, 2006 republished Crown Publishing Group, 31 March 2010. -"Alice Fantastic", Akashic Books, 2009 republished Akashic Books, 2013.

Has worked as a horse groom, a go-go dancer, a dishwasher, a nurse's aide and a factory worker.

Has written for Black Book, Harpers Bazaar, NY Press, Planet Magazine, POPsmear, The Village Voice, Elle (Germany) and Die Zeit (Germany).

Her books are published in translation in Italy, Germany and Israel.

Received BA in Literature from the State University of New York.

Released two spoken word CDs, "No More Mister Nice Girl" (Imago, 1994) and "Love is a Dog From Hell" (Mercury, 1997).

Short stories have been included in several anthologies, including: "Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe", "Gynomite: Fearless Feminist Porn", "The KGB Bar Reader", "The Ex Files", and "The Touch".

Briefly worked as a stripper but was terrible at it.

Her passion for writing developed during her 1980's rehab stay for a heroin addiction. "No amount of yoga, bicycle racing, rapacious sex, or buying things can take the place of writing. If I don't write, I die".

Most recently was working as a Realtor and was selling Legs Diamonds old house.

Passionately loved the fluffy white birthday cake from Venerios.