Stanley (spiritual, evolving, loyal)

I discovered two things in the second grade that changed my life forever: God and books. I've loved both of them ever since.

I enjoy reading just about anything as long as it's good writing. I like fiction, poetry, literary criticism, philosophy, spirituality, Thomas Merton, the Desert Mothers & Fathers, queer studies, and even a good cookbook.

The five books I would absolutely need on a desert island would be:
1. The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton
2. My Breviary
3. The Complete Plays of Shakespeare
4. My Shorter Oxford Dictionary (The two volume set)
5. The Larousse Gastronomique (cookbooks should be like good novels)

When not reading I can be found cooking, doing Sudoku (everyday), Pinochle, dominoes, hiking, kayaking and hanging out with my wonderful Osgood neighbors. I'm also a member of the Thomas Merton Society of the Capital Region.