Lindsay Rae Myers
Barista, Freelance Writer, etc.

What is your chief characteristic?
Earnestness

What do you appreciate most about your friends?
Being able to challenge one another to be better

Who is your favorite fiction character?
Xena: Warrior Princess

Who is your favorite non-fiction character?
In recent history, MLK Jr. and Dorothy Day

What is the best thing you have ever won?
An award for being “welcoming” as a Starbucks Barista—Seriously, being friendly day in and day out is harder than earning the fellowship I got for graduate school.

What did your mother always tell you?
“If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say it.”

What is your favorite food?
Avocados and anything with Dale’s Seasoning

Which talent would you most like to have?
A great singing voice

What movie do you love to watch repeatedly?
“10 Things I Hate About You”

What was your most embarrassing moment?
I try to own embarrassing moments.

What TV show is your guilty pleasure?
I don’t watch TV.

What is the last book you read?
I recently finished “The Help” and am currently reading “The Wind in the Willows.”

What is your theme song?
“Watershed” or “Least Complicated” by Indigo Girls