Opera, gyms, and shredded carrots – some of my unfavorite things by Donalee Moulton

 

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Opera, gyms, and shredded carrots – some of my unfavorite things by Donalee Moulton 

 

I was recently interviewed about being a writer – and being a whole bunch of other things. Quick answers to fun questions. I’d like to share them with you. 

 

Things you never want to run out of: Chocolate, sweat pants, downward dogs 

Things you wish you’d never bought: White chocolate, stilettos, a gym membership 

 

Hardest thing about being a writer: Writing  
Easiest thing about being a writer: Talking about writing with other writers 
 

Favorite foods: Miso chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, baked gnocchi with Italian sausage  

Things that make you want to gag: Snails (even if you call it “escargot”), lima beans, coconut  

 

Favorite music or song: I like music I can move to or with lyrics that move me 

Music that drives you crazy: Opera (sadly) 

 

Last best thing you ate: Cider doughnuts  
Last thing you regret eating: Some waxy wrap thing with shredded carrots 

 

The last thing you ordered online: A catio for Wiley Bob so he can safely go out in the sunshine  

The last thing you regret buying: A wool winter coat that’s itchy to look at and itchy to wear 

 

Things you always put in your books: Humor  
Things you never put in your books: Blood, guts, gore (at least so far) 

 

Favorite places you’ve been: Sable Island, Thailand, Sweden  
Places you never want to go to again: Retreats with yurts 

 

Favorite books (or genre): Charlotte’s Web, Where the Crawdad’s Sing, The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five 

Books you wouldn’t buy: Horror 

 

Best thing you’ve ever done: Written books and stories and poems and articles  
Biggest mistake: Going to the opera ties with joining a gym 

 

The nicest thing a reader said to you: One reader posted a picture of themselves lounging in the sun reading Hung Out to Die. They captioned it “Perfect afternoon.” 

The craziest thing a reader said to you: Some readers see sexual tension between two characters in Hung Out to Die. I just don’t see it. 

 

Some real-life story that made it to one of your books: I can get up off the floor without using my hands. So can one of my characters. 

Something in your story that readers think is about you, but it’s not: Love of coffee. I don’t drink caffeine.  

If I Could Be a Superhero by Julie Christen

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If I could be a superhero…

What kind would I be?

The kind that saves a kitten stuck high up in a tree?

The one who looks into the future as well as to the past?

The type that can fly so high or run really fast?

No. I think I’d do it differently than many people would.

Not rob the rich to feed the poor like some new-age Robin Hood.

Not stop a robber or catch a villain within a cloak and hood,

I think I’d find some different ways to do my kind of good.

I’d conjure up some rain clouds to ease a scorching summer,

Then sing the rain across the land with rock-and-rolling thunder.

I’d listen for all cries for help over every rock and under,

And tend to each and every one, no matter what the number.

I'd fly my pony through clear blue skies out o’er the open prairie,

And in our wake, the flocks and gaggles to the south we’d carry,

Then romp and roam as lookout over all the hills and valleys.

We’ll find the lost and safely get them right back to their families.

In wintertime, I’d carve a path for wildlife to wander,

And ease the route to find a way to clear and open water.

In summertime, I’d be each creature’s personal fly swatter,

And bring some breezes from the north when days grow long and hotter.

I’d find my way to do some good where others might not see.

That’s how it plays out in my mind, and maybe that’s just me,

But that’s the kind of superhero I would like to be.

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