ACHUKA Authorfile #30
Joan Bauer
ACHUKA Authorfile #30
Joan Bauer
| My
hair colour: |
Auburn. | |
| My
eye colour: |
Deep, meaningful brown. | |
| My
shoe size: |
9 medium. | |
| My
favourite book when child: |
Two stand outs—Grandpa Bunny Bunny; Harold and the Purple Crayon. | |
| My
favourite fictional character: |
Atticus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird. | |
| Books
that inspired me to become a writer: |
Max Shulman’s comic novels and Garrison Keillor’s work. | |
| My
favourite author: |
For humor—P.G. Wodehouse. | |
| My
ideal reading position: |
Scrunched in bed with three pillows, milk with Ovaltine (malt flavored) at my left hand so I don’t have to reach far for it, perfect room temperature 68 degrees—no sound except for my contented breathing. | |
| My
usual means of marking a place in a book: |
Kleenex-unscented. | |
| My
favourite time of year: |
Love spring and fall equally. | |
| My
favourite time of day: |
Morning. | |
| My
best time for working: |
Morning. | |
| The
first piece of work I was paid for was: |
If you count payment as a large basket of fruit, nuts, candy, and a few veggies—then my poem, "Lima Bean Blues." | |
| My
favourite TV show: |
Waiting for God. | |
| My
favourite song: |
'American Pie'. | |
| My
favourite actor: |
Robert de Niro. | |
| The
creature comfort I would most unwillingly relinquish: |
My English tea pot and Harrod’s #14 Breakfast Blend. | |
| My
favourite sweet food: |
Coconut layer cake with too much frosting. | |
| My
favourite savory food: |
Anything Indian. | |
| My
typical bedtime is: |
11ish. | |
| My
favourite year of childhood: |
Found them all, sadly, fairly tough. | |
| My
mousemat design: |
Hot Aqua. No pattern. I’m a purist. | |
| The
tidiest place in my home is: |
Not my office. | |
| The
untidiest place in my home is: |
My husband's office. | |
| The
working tool I would least like to do without: |
My computer. Simply couldn’t function without it. | |