anything you dare? …… (well you asked me too!!)
Hyuck hyuck hyuck.
Yes, I dare. I dare you to ask me more questions.
So how was your old bud Ira?
Ah, Ira! He was SO GOOD. He was warm, charismatic, intelligent, humble, honest, and generous with his experience and talent. I expected him to be fun, but I didn’t expect him to also be so FUNNY.
He obviously put some serious planning into his show, mixing sound bites and music on his iPad as he went, pulling together what was essentially an amazing sermon on storytelling. I really felt like he was preaching on the power of story — and not in a bad way.
Also, he is the first Jewish guy I’ve heard who has talked so familiarly about Jesus. Sounded like they were pals. ;)
Do you celebrate New Year’s Eve? How?
I do! It varies from year to year. Sometimes there’s a party; sometimes it’s just me and my famiy. Sometimes everyone goes to bed except me. I’ve done the whole hang-out-in-the-city-amongst-the-millions-waiting-for-the-fireworks thing and often that feels more lonely, more lost, than just being with a few special people to ring in the new year. This year, it was me, my parents, and my sisters, all in the one place for the first time in about five years. So THAT was cool.
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Are you missing your magazines? I know I am missing whatsoever, and your one for writers
Aw, what a nice question!
I sometimes dream about starting a literary magazine (but I tell myself that won’t happen for, like, ten years or something) so that suggests I definitely miss the editing. I also miss the interaction with readers, and the deadlines that publishing forces on you. I’m appreciating having started writing for ylcf.org because it has a similar vibe and a similar readership. I appreciate the stretch of narrowing my faith walk down into intelligible words and stories.
Where are you ticklish?
Feet and tummy. But I DON’T LIKE BEING TICKLED. Invasion of personal space, yo.
If beautiful pastel colored sunsets were sherbet mist, who would you direct the wind to blow the mist upon?
I would summon the wise and ancient wind to blow his sweet mist over those whose fellowship and words and smiles and small touches and unexpected gifts and unending forbearance have coloured my world like a million pink and gold and orange and violet sunsets.
These dear ones deserve all the sherbet in the world.
3 part question: Which seasons of Gilmore Girls have you seen? Which do you own? and which is your favourite?
AH! Excellent question is excellent!
I think I’ve seen all seven seasons, at least in part. Before I owned any, I was borrowing them from the library or Blockbuster in single discs, and sometimes I lost track. I am hoping to watch them through in the right order one day. I had no idea until recently that I’d missed the whole second half of season four!
I own seasons one to five (eee!) and I think my favourite might be season three… I *think*. However, there are things I love and things I mourn about every season.
Your favorite kind/type of tea?
Chamomile. This is a recent favourite. I got to love it over this past winter. It helps my tummy, too!
If you were given a chance to have tea with any writer, who would you choose?
Ooh, gosh. Tricky. Harper Lee, I think. Or S.E. Hinton. I’d want to talk to Harper Lee about whether there were more stories in her and she just held back. And I’d love to chat to Susie Hinton about authenticity and being a teen author.
