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 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
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I’m only 4’ 11’’ and bang my bottom on the kerb if I’m not careful. I have to stand on a box to reach the wine glasses. I once shared a dressing room with Julie Christie. I have been married for a long time, but not always to … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Chrys Salt MBE
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I am Scottish I practise Yoga I live in the countryside in Norfolk I worked as a teacher and in Public Health What is your favourite age that you’ve been so far in life, and why? I’ve enjoyed every age for different reasons. Right now, in my mid-sixties, … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Adele Godsmark
Louis Dunn was recently named the winner of our “Draw Orlando” competition. Not only was he kind enough to take the time to enter the competition, but he was also kind enough to allow us to ask him a few questions so we can all get to know Louis a little better! Tell us 4 … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Louis Dunn
This week we are delighted to have a vert special QQQ from Pat and Jean Owtram, the Codebreaking Sisters. Find out how to win a copy of their book at the end of their answers! Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: Jean & Pat: We were both born in Lancashire, and both signed the … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Jean and Pat
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: When I was growing up in Kirkcaldy, my grandfather and then my father owned a wholesale business selling ‘Toys & Fancy Goods’, always referred to simply as ‘the warehouse’. The first flat I bought with my wife in Leith was, as I only found out later, about 100 … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Ken Cockburn
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: Edinburgh is by far the longest I have stayed in one place. Before arriving here when I was 22, I had moved 10 times. (Military upbringing.) I was one of the few people who did the joint degree in Librarianship at the University of Strathclyde. They … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Question with Lizzie MacGregor
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: Most of my working life was spent in education but there were exceptions. Five years were spent making miniature bone china (12th scale) Two years were spent living on a tiny island that only had one house. I’ve been vegetarian since 1971 and vegan for about the last … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Anne Dunford
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I come from the Northeast of England and was born in Durham I lived and worked in the Netherlands for 8 years in the 1980s and speak reasonably good Dutch I always wanted to live in Scotland and in 1990 my dream came true ☺ Despite never intending … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Susan Garnsworthy
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I love big dogs and have an Irish Wolfhound called Hamish. I met my husband when we were both playing in an indie rock band in London in the 1980s. We’ve lived on our croft in the north-west Highlands for nearly 22 years and brought up our two … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Clare O’Brien
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I was born in Belfast I wanted to be a vet but I wasn’t clever enough I like the newness of Spring I love swimming. What is your favourite age that you’ve been so far in life, and why? My 30s, when I was at home with all … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Judy Lever
