She was also an essayist, columnist for The Progressive, novelist, biographer, and librettist for the musical/opera I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, composed by John Adams and produced by Peter Sellars.
Ajo ishte gjithashtu një eseiste, kolumniste i The Progressive, romanciere, biografe dhe libretiste për muzikën/opera që isha duke shikuar në tavan dhe pastaj pashë qiellin, i përbërë nga John Adams dhe prodhuar nga Peter Sellars.