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Hi, my name is Eleanor. Me in a nutshell: Artsy-litsy, kinda flitsy, quasi-bohemian. Semi-gothy, slightly crunchy, completely quirky, nature-based, contemplative mom.

Semi-retired from the publishing industry, I now work part-time at a bookstore where I love planning and hosting author events. Crazy customers and eccentric writers are part of my everyday life. I spend the weekends with my husband who is a chef and an artist. Our house is decorated in a pan-Asian style with a special emphasis on Godzilla. We enjoy going to ethnic grocery stores and to thrift stores together. I mostly 'thrift' for art supplies, books, cookbooks on afternoon tea and New Orleans cuisine, vintage needlework, altar items, and witchy odds-and-ends. You can find me on Instagram @ thepaperpagan

Some of my favorite things to swap:

-book-themed postcards

-grimoire pages

-quotes on creativity from writers and artists

-beautiful letters and decorated envelopes that I can glue into my journal. I make pockets out of the envelopes and keep the letters in them!

-pagan, Buddhist, or meditation themed things

-lavender and violet

-foxes, mushrooms, forest creatures and scenes

-magical beings like fairies, unicorns, mermaids, dragons, gnomes, etc.

-goddesses

-books, reading, libraries

-mindfulness and meditation

-chakras, yoga

-art journaling

-classic women writers

-space/stars/moon/cosmos

-herbalism

-crystals

-afternoon tea

-writing and journaling

-Stonehenge and other standing stones of the British Isles

-tarot

-zodiac sign: Gemini

-Godzilla

-Asian motifs and patterns

Fiction:

I tend to read mostly classic literature and science-fiction/fantasy, though I will usually read a few works by contemporary female authors every year.

Kage Baker, Jane Austen, Sylvia Plath, and Donna Tartt are a few of my favorite authors.

Non-fiction:

My interests are mainly books on how to write, paint, draw, journal, grow houseplants, garden, and meditate. I love cookbooks on afternoon tea, baking, and New Orleans cuisine.

I would prefer not to receive classroom reward stickers, Disney, incense, tea with artificial flavoring, or religious items that aren't Pagan or Buddhist in nature. Sometimes I get overwhelmed with things that I can't use. Extras are not necessary, but if there is something you think that I might like that is listed above as a particular interest, please feel free to include it.