Now August was a good time for swimming

[sovay]

I have been interviewed for posterity!

In honor of the book which is now three days from being a real, readable thing, Jeannelle M. Ferreira asked me eight questions on her blog and I answered. Read on to discover my thoughts on favorite stories, self-definitions, obsolete technologies, influences from film, and more:

An Interview with Sonya Taaffe, Author, Editor, Durian-Lover.

This is much better than the part of the day where it was so sticky and hot that I dreamed of being part of an amateur polar expedition, because apparently freezing to death in an AU Terror remix is better than whatever we've got melting clocks to sidewalks outside.

Comments

[ashlyme]

This is such a great interview. I had to reread it.

I have to try durian now (I have to try Guinness cheddar too!). I am nostalgic for phone boxes, at least the red K6 models; it's not unusual to see them as "ornaments" in the front gardens of people who have too much money; a lot have been converted into kiosks for ATMs - I don't know if that's peculiar to Birmingham, or common across the country.

Roll on Wednesday, when a cheque clears and I can at last get the book.

Speaking of polar expeditions, I have been playing a lot of Pram lately, and this track from the new album made me think of you:

https://pram.bandcamp.com/track/where-the-sea-stops-moving

[sovay]

This is such a great interview. I had to reread it.

Thank you!

I have to try durian now (I have to try Guinness cheddar too!).

I hope you like durian—it seems to be a highly idiosyncratic experience. If not, Guinness cheddar has the benefit of not being banned on public transit in Singapore.

I am nostalgic for phone boxes, at least the red K6 models; it's not unusual to see them as "ornaments" in the front gardens of people who have too much money; a lot have been converted into kiosks for ATMs - I don't know if that's peculiar to Birmingham, or common across Birmingham.

In Somerville there's been a concerted move to turn former pay phones into art installations, which is certainly more interesting than dead phone booths dotting the landscape, but you still can't place a call on them!

Roll on Wednesday, when a cheque clears and I can at last get the book.

Thank you. I truly hope you enjoy it.

Speaking of polar expeditions, I have been playing a lot of Pram lately, and this track from the new album made me think of you

That's great! I don't think I know Pram at all. My strong inclination after this track is that I should.