I *am* genuinely curious, btw

Gacked from beatrice_otter:

I know very little about some of the people on my friends list. Some people I know relatively well. But here's a thought: why not take this opportunity to tell me a little something about yourself. Any old thing at all. Just so the next time I see your name I can say: "Ah, there's Parker ...she likes money and cereal." I'd love it if everyone who's friended me did this. (Yes, even you people who I know really well.) Then post this in your own journal [only if you feel inclined]. In return, ask me anything you'd like to know about me and I'll give you an answer*.

*Providing it's answerable/suitable for public posting.

And here's what I said on her journal:

I write historical fiction (with a bit of the fantastic, in the old sense of the term) set in the North American West. I quilt, and cross-stitch, and crochet, all of which combine to keep me from being destructive while trying to sit still (my mother taught me to crochet when I was very young because it was either that or find little piles of shredded paper in front of the TV in the mornings).