Quick & Quirky Questions is a brand-new monthly feature on the Autumn Voices website for 2021 and beyond.
Each month, we’ll ask a member of the Autumn Voices community – and maybe one or two well-known names and faces – some (you guessed it) quick and quirky questions. There will be five regular questions that we’ll ask every person, and depending on what themes we’re championing at Autumn Voices or activities we’re involved in, we might throw in one or two extra. The responses will be published each month along with a little bit about who they are.
To keep track of who our interview subjects are each month, follow us on Facebook or Twitter and look for the hashtag #QQQ
To whet our appetites, our first interview subject for January is Alex Hill.
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I value my family and friends. I love adventure and trying new things. I lost almost 7stone in weight, and try and maintain a healthy lifestyle. I try and promote self-belief in others. What is your favourite age that you’ve been so far in life, and why? I … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Marilyn Bersey
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I left my teddy bear on the Norfolk Broads (aged 3). I found him again in my 30s (his name’s Ed). I’m a prolific poet, and love form and free. As a keen gardener, I write lots of nature poems. What is your favourite age that you’ve been … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Wendy Webb
This week’s Quick and Quirky Questions are answered by David Thompson, who won our February flash entry competition with his wonderful poem entitled Language Love. He’s from Frome in Somerset and has recently turned 89. He also published a poetry collection recently – Days of Dark and Light – with Hobnob Press. Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with David Thompson
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I’ve been married for over 57 years I have two children I love our beautiful garden and especially our ducks, buying plants and bird watching I enjoy helping people to manage their tinnitus (something I have done since 1986) as well as producing, along with my daughter, our … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Audrey Carlin
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I was born in Glesca and brocht up in Lumphinnans, Fife. My wife is Deif and we hae twa bairns, yin Deif and yin hearin. I’ve spent mair than 30 year producin TV programmes in British Sign Language (BSL) Nae regrets, but … Gin it had been possible … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Robert Duncan
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: Although I am 80 years of age I feel (and tend to act) as if I were decades younger. I am still one of the five directors running the Welfare team at Glastonbury Festival and it would have been my thirtieth year there two years ago if not … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Christine Williams
Toyah Willcox should really need no introduction to you all – she’s a prodigiously talented singer, composer, writer and actress, as well as the co-creator and host of the hugely entertaining Sunday Lunch videos and Agony Aunts podcast with her husband, Robert Fripp. You can read more about her here. Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I am … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Toyah Willcox
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I was born and brought up with my three siblings in Shetland. I’ve lived in Edinburgh since I was a student. I love collaborating with artists and musicians. I love language, especially mother tongue. What is your favourite age that you’ve been so far in life, and why? … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Christine De Luca
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I am Scottish I have learnt Gaelic I prefer dogs to people I cannot abide silences or snobs What is your favourite age that you’ve been so far in life, and why? The age of 36 when I met my life partner, just when I had given up … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Andrew Wilson
Marianna Armata was raised in Poland when Brezhnev and Nixon were in power. She became an instant illiterate in both English and French the day she landed in Montréal at the age of twelve. Communication, by any method, became a critical skill she never abandoned. She has preferred the visual method since that life-turning moment. Marianna … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Marianna Armata
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I am 67 years old and a retired architect I am a freelance photographer and writer with a regular photojournalism slot with the North American publication Celtic Life International My favourite photographic genres are wildlife photography and street photography I love art and music and pretty much anything … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Tom Langlands
Al was one of the runners-up in our October 2021 Poetry Competition. After a long and undistinguished career in the NHS and later in H.E. he took early retirement to polish his sonnets. Don Paterson has never heard of him. He lives in Sheffield, the capital of the People’s Republic of South Yorkshire, where he … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Al McClimens
Glyn was selected as the winner of the Autumn Voices flash entry for November on War & Remembrance with his piece entitled Norman’s War. We are delighted to have him back on the site and he’s been kind enough to answer a few of our quirky questions so you can get to know him a … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Glyn Matthews
Patti Landmann is retired from the life of a business manager. She enjoys woodcarving, photography, writing and travel. She has been married to Henry for 58 years. Two lovely sons, one angel, and three grandchildren. She enjoys life and nature, butterflies and birds. Friends and memories are both her cache of treasure. Tell us 4 … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Patti Landmann
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I’ve never had a career, but I’ve had over 100 jobs. I’ve moved house 39 times. I’m the fourth of six siblings, and there are only three of us left now. I write, play the ukulele, sing in a choir, and read the news on the Radio Station … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Lesley P Lyon
