In July 2013, I served as the “editor-in-residence” for the Codex Writing Group, which meant basically I was asking a month-long AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) interview. With Codex’s permission, I’m re-posting the Q&As here on my blog. The questions were all provided by members of Codex.

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I can’t figure out if this question is non-writing related or extremely writing related… Alcoholic drink of choice?

I actually don’t drink at all (or smoke or do any drugs). I am, what you might call, a teetotaler, which as it turns out, actually has nothing to do with a fondness for tea. Which seems kind of appropriate given that I now live in a former temperance colony.

My dad was an alcoholic and he died when I was 8, so that may have something to do with it. Perhaps as a result of that, I just never developed any desire to drink. The funny thing is, growing up I had super easy access to both alcohol and weed and cigarettes, so I could have easily indulged in those if I had wanted to. It’s just never held any appeal for me.

ETA: Since I listen to metal, it might be relevant to point out that there’s this movement known as “straight edge,” which basically is just a cooler(?) way of saying “teetotaler.” Personally, I never identified as straight edge, or made any decisions about my life based on that philosophy. For me it was just a personal choice.

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