Where I Work

I was inspired by January O'Neil's v-log showing off her work space. A couple of people asked me to post a photo of my office ages ago, so here it is. I spent about 45 minutes on Sunday getting it back in order and filing things away so I can have a clear work surface as the second novel progresses. 

It's a pretty basic: there's my trusty MacBook, my wireless Mac mouse on a Roy Lichtenstein mat of his House sculpture and the books on my desk are what I'm currently reading or referring to often (Mark Doty, Sharon Olds and the Pushcart anthology are in there). That bookshelf is full of poetry and there's another one just like it on the other wall, also full of poetry. The red book facing out on the top shelf is a limited-edition, autographed copy of The Book of Folly by Anne Sexton. One of my prized possessions. If the apartment ever catches fire, I'm taking the Mac and that book.

If you blow the image up a bit, you'll see the poison bottle from the cover of After the Poison sitting next to left of the Sexton book, and just behind that a steropticon card of the Venus de Milo from the 1920s. Two of my favorite eBay finds. 

I'd love to see more people post their workspaces. I'm always curious to see where people make their "magic" happen.