I write romance and horror novels, short stories, and articles. I also do that academic thing every so often and go to class, where I argue and try to get a PhD. I drink too much coffee and am online way too much.
The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter, Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Red Dragon by Thomas Harris, The Invisibles by Grant Morrison, and a bunch of others, really.