The Swivet is maintained – for good or for ill – by La Gringa. La Gringa is an unrepentant nerd who spent most of her formative years hiding beneath the blankets with a flashlight and a book. Sadly, this did not bode well for the development of her future social skills. As a consequence, La Gringa has now worked in the book and publishing industry for more than twenty-three years. (This means, of course, that she has been on intimate terms with Top Ramen and boxed mac & cheese since 1984.)
More things to bear in mind about La Gringa: She does not believe in clothes that need dry cleaning, she can be bribed with Scharffenberger Extra Dark Chocolate or a choice single malt, and she once got locked inside the Sistine Chapel quite by mistake (which Vatican security did not think was nearly as funny as she did). Her reading tastes tend to run toward the skiffy and criminal and the literary, with the occasional baffling foray into history. (Go figure.) Life is good, but La Gringa’s cats are thinking she could use a girlfriend and a more expensive haircut.
Currently La Gringa lives in New York City with her cat, Stinkyboy, and Stinkyboy’s cat, Buddy. Her old blog is archived here. And you can reach her by email here.
