Twisted: Bondage With an Edge

by Alison Tyler

  Ms. Tyler is loyal to coffee (black), lipstick (red), and tequila (straight). She has tattoos, but no piercings; a wicked tongue, but a quick smile; and bittersweet memories, but no regrets. She believes it won’t rain if she doesn’t bring an umbrella, prefers hot and dry to cold and wet, and loves to spout her favorite motto: You can sleep when you’re dead. She chooses Led Zeppelin over the Beatles, the Cure over NIN, and the Stones over everyone. Although she appreciates good rock, she has a pitiful weakness for ’80s hair bands.

  In all things important, she remains faithful to her partner of seventeen years, but she still can’t choose just one perfume.