Cynthia Polansky

'60s rock, New Age, Keali'i Reichel, Shania Twain, Billy Joel

"Gone With the Wind, " "War Brides, " "Air Force Wives, " Kathleen Woodiwiss, Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Judy Blume, Cynthia Freeman

My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding, (Zefferelli's) Romeo & Juliet, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, What Lies Beneath, Disclosure, (Cameron's) Titanic, An Innocent Man, Dances With Wolves, Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Winona Ryder

I Love Lucy, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Sopranos, So You Think You Can Dance

Florence, Italy, Maui, Anywhere in Great Britain, my house, New York City, Washington, DC

Tetris, knitting, crossword puzzles, tutoring at the USNA Writing Center, animal welfare, military history, dance, reading nonfiction

books, a bigger computer monitor, enough money to make serious contributions to animal welfare organizations, a perfect figure.

does it really matter?

Jewish

self, Hunt Reporting Company, Memphis Jewish Family Service, Federal Express, Midwest Express Airlines, Midway Airlines, Weisburg & Aronson Law Firm, Harvard University

The George Washington University, Middlebury College Summer Spanish School

Newton South High School

Maryland Writers Association, Women's National Book Association, Dog Writers Association of America, Jewish Women International, The Farm Sanctuary, Crabtowne Skiers

www.cynthiapolansky.com, www.cynthiapgallagher.com