Author Luna Moore Latorre

Things I Love: (aside from the obvious answers of books, art, and dance)

1. Nature! Especially if it involves hiking or swimming on a sunny day. My perfect day is definitely in the mountains or at the beach.
2. Movies that are so bad they’re good. Bride of Chucky. Zombeavers. Santa Jaws. If it’s objectively ridiculous, I’ve seen it and cackled the entire time.
3. Yoga and Basketball. Very different vibes. Very different reasons. Basketball is chocolate for my ADHD. Yoga is spinach for my ADHD. Spinach and Chocolate are both among my favorite foods, but for very different reasons.
4. Fashion. Colorful, psychedelic skirts, pants, and dresses. Huge earrings. Short shorts. Crop tops. Lot of sun and moon imagery, flower imagery, and greens, oranges, and pinks. If the outfit doesn’t give summer all year round and doesn’t give “I live on a hippie commune,” I’m not wearing it.
5. Music from the 70s. Aretha Franklin, ABBA, The 5th Dimension, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, and Stevie Wonder are always on my playlists.
6. Making people laugh. It’s for sure one of the best parts of being alive. I’m convinced I was a court jester in a past life.

Things I Hate:

1. Being rushed in a bookstore. Don’t come with me if you’re not prepared to stay a minimum of an hour, make huge book stacks together, discuss the pros and cons of each book, and then help each other pick two or three to actually buy.
2. Matcha. I’m sorry. It tastes like grass. Iced coffee, cold brew, and chai are all a million times better.
3. COMPLETELY unnecessary uncertainty. “Do you want to go to a blind movie at Regal, where you don’t know what movie you’re seeing until it starts?” Fuck no. “Please wait 3 to 5 business days.” UGH. “Let’s play it by ear.” Let’s not. (But also, I am working on being more patient).
4. When people tell me to chill out. You’re going to hear my opinion. You’re going to hear my cackle laugh. You’re going to get pissed off by how much I fidget. You’re going to get overwhelmed by how many questions I ask you about yourself (although I actively have worked on not doing this too much, since I don’t want to freak anyone out).
5. People who think that not caring about anything or anyone makes them intellectually superior. I hated The Stranger by Albert Camus for this very reason. Who wouldn’t cry at their mom’s funeral?! I’ve cried because the full moon was particularly beautiful one night in July. Apathy is not a way to live.
6. People who think they’re better than astrology. Who cares if it’s true or not? It’s fun! Anyways, I have a lot of Leo, Sagittarius, and Taurus placements. The fire and fixed energy are strong.

Causes That Matter to Me: Environmental Justice, Promoting Literacy, Feminism, Anti-war, Anti-racism, LGBTQ Rights, Support for the Arts, Veganism/Animal Rights, and more.

Careers I Totally Have In Another Part of the Multiverse: 1. Olympic Gymnast. I love flipping and flying through the air, and doing it on live television and getting a medal sounds amazing. 2. Astrophysicist. I love learning about cosmology, theoretical physics, and the cosmos both within and outside of our solar system. 3. Cookbook Writer. I love getting creative in the kitchen. Ask me how many different meals I can plan around black beans, red beans, tofu, tempeh, and chickpeas. 4. Therapist. I love giving people completely unsolicited advice. I love helping people with their problems. I love having big sister energy.

Careers I Absolutely Do Not Have In Other Parts of the Multiverse: 1. Butcher. When I was in elementary school, I wrote President Obama, urging him to make eating meat illegal, and I was flabbergasted when this did not become a law. 2. Graveyard Nightshift Worker. Nothing good happens in a cemetery after the sun goes down. I’m convinced that’s when the vengeful spirits and demons come out to get you. 3. Doctor. Hearing about other people’s ailments all day long would make me paranoid about all of the illnesses I could potentially have. I would never know peace. 4. Lawyer. I have many friends who want to go to law school, and when they tell me that, what I hear is, “I want to be stressed out and in fight or flight mode for the rest of my life.”