20 Questions with Kate Gannon

• Where’s your favorite place to take an out-of-town guest? Ardovino's Desert Crossing, which offers a bit of history, great views and a quick drive to New Mexico.

• When do you find yourself singing? When I'm stressed, when I'm happy and when I'm performing with my Irish band.
• What paper that you’ve written are you most proud of? My thesis for my MFA in creative writing.
• If you could have dinner with anyone from history, who would it be? Nora Ephron, particularly if she's doing the cooking, too.
• Who is the funniest person you know? My husband
• Would you rather win an Olympic medal, an Academy Award or the Nobel Peace prize? A Pulitzer
• If you could ask the President one question, what would it be? Can you pass me that bottle of wine?
• What’s your favorite time of day? Late afternoon
• What’s your favorite kind of sandwich? Italian sub from Boston
• If you suddenly became a master at woodworking, what would you make? Bookshelves
• What website do you visit most often? Borderzine.com, because I'm the content editor.
• What is special about the place you grew up? Woods and ponds and a bandstand in the town center.
• What is something you will NEVER do again? Trust a Hatch chile farmer who says "Hey, try this. It's not hot at all".
• What food is delicious but a pain to eat? Pistachios
• Where are some unusual places you’ve been? Marshall Islands, Natal, Brazil
• What’s the most expensive thing you’ve broken? Nothing that mattered or couldn't be replaced.
• What’s the most interesting building you’ve ever seen or been in? A beehive hut in Ireland.
• What game have you spent the most hours playing? Pub trivia.
• If you could have an all-expenses paid trip to see any famous world monument, which monument would you choose? The Library of Alexandria
• What languages do you wish you could speak? Portuguese, Irish, Mandarin, Latin