Jade Walker is a journalist, a Web producer, an obituarist, a romantic, a foodie, a poet, a witch, a vampire and a cat lover. She's the overnight editor/producer for Yahoo! News and previously worked in the same position for The Associated Press and The New York Times.
Ms. Walker has published or appeared in several books, including the dark poetry collection, "Sex, Death and Other..." (2002, Metropolis Ink). In her spare time, she writes obits for The Blog of Death, produces The Written Word quote service and blogs for the Obituary Forum, Writers We've Lost, Eccentric Employment, Cooking for 2 and Once Upon a Time.
Birthday: November 23, 1973.
Studied: News-editorial journalism and criminal justice at the University of Miami in Florida. Graduated from the Metro-Dade Citizens Police Academy.
Published: In newspapers, magazines, books and online.
People who've influenced my writing: Ray Villello, Alan Prince, Edna Buchanan, Jay Kravetz, Howard Kurtz, Mike Royko, Joss Whedon, Bernie Gwertzman, Aaron Sorkin, Carl Hiaasen, Rick Bragg, Mitch Gelman, John Rodgers, the members of the Seattle Writers Bloc and Marcus Weir.
Pets: Noel, Lily, Autumn, Dany and Arya. Princess died on Jan. 10, 2003. Sox died on Aug. 27, 2007.
Hobbies: Working on my MacBookPro (Gypsy) or G4 (Stryder), dreaming, cooking/baking, indulging in book buying sprees, visiting cemeteries, watching movies, moonbathing and seeking immortality.
Inspiration: Traveling, the beach, the moon, the night, fire, music, the smell of old books and love.
Pet peeves: Dishonesty, apathy, religious fervor.
Favorite word: Passion.