Joanne Anderton

Well, we’re back from our far-too-brief holiday down the south coast. I’m in moping mode. Returning to the city always depresses me.

We stayed in a lovely house close to the coast a good five hours south of Sydney. It was beautiful and peaceful and we had ourselves a lovely time. Gully the dog joined us [...]

I never notice these things when they actually happen. Only later. Much later.

Ah well.

At any rate, here are a few small mentions that made me happy.

Shane Jiraiya Cummings’ annual Dark Fiction Writers to Watch list. It would be nice to achieve things in 2009 *twitches* 2008 felt almost like a waste. It wasn’t. Achievements were [...]

Reading one of Graham’s recent posts started me thinking about writing stories. Not the act of writing, I mean stories about writing.

I have never almost stopped writing, so I don’t have one of those stories to tell. But I can clearly place the moment I realised I wanted to write. And not only write, but [...]

*stands up*

Hi, my name is Joanne and I’m obsessed with food.

I don’t eat when I’m upset, or lonely, although I have noticed a tendency to munch away the boredom. I just love food. I love buying it (Mmmm fresh fruit and veg) I love cooking it and boy, do I love eating it. If my [...]