6 Comments

1. Susan Henderson
   Posted October 9, 2006 at 12:11 pm | Permalink

   Hey, guys, if anyone wants to continue the quiz in the comments section, go for it! Everyone’s welcome to play!

2. Mark Bastable
   Posted November 8, 2006 at 10:54 am | Permalink

   What state and country are you in right now? London, UK

   Favorite drink? Pinot Grigio

   Favorite game? Texas Hold ‘Em

   Favorite movie? Quills

   Favorite smell? Nutmeg

   Most played iTunes/iPod song? “Stupidly Happy” - XTC

   Hero? I don’t really have any. If pushed, Pablo Picasso.

   What you’re reading right now? Well, I was going to say ‘Anansi Boys’ but now I’ve seen ‘The Breakfast of Champions’ mentioned I think I’ll start reading that again (again).

   Quality you most enjoy in others? Sense of humour

   Recommend a literary magazine Oh, I dunno - ‘Granta’

   Recommend a book and say why you liked it. “The Confederacy of Dunces” - proof that a protagonist doesn’t have to be sympathetic, just compelling.

3. Michael D. Williams
   Posted July 16, 2007 at 5:44 pm | Permalink

   What state and country are you in right now? Oklahoma Favorite drink? Iced Tea, Mexican beer with lime and a salted rim. Favorite game? Dominoes movie? The Searchers John Wayne at his very very best Favorite smell? Mint Most played iTunes/iPod song? Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) Tim O’Brien. What you’re reading right now? Outer Dark By Cormac McCarthy Quality you most enjoy in others? Love of life Recommend a literary magazine. Only read fly fishing magazines. Recommend a book and say why you liked it. The Worst Hard Time. IT’s about the Dust bowel and the people who stuck with the land. No matter what you are going through it pales to the hell that they were subjected to on a daily basis.

4. Susan Henderson
   Posted July 16, 2007 at 10:50 pm | Permalink

   All riiigghhht, Michael. It’s nice to see your answers here. I’m glad to know anyone who likes Tim O’Brien and salted rims. I might just read that Dust Bowl book. Thanks for the recommendation.

   Anyone else who’d like to take the fabulous writers’ pop quiz, jump right in. The quiz is never over, and it’s not just for writers anymore.

5. Cheryl Snell
   Posted August 10, 2007 at 10:20 am | Permalink

   What state and country are you in right now? MD, USA
   Favorite drink? Mango lassi
   Favorite game? Social lying
   Favorite movie? Aguirre, the Wrath of God
   Favorite smell? chocolate cake baking
   Most played iTunes/iPod song? Diana Krall, From This Moment On
   Hero? Dad
   What you’re reading right now? Sugar Street, by Naguib Mahfouz
   Quality you most enjoy in others? Sense of the ridiculous
   Recommend a literary magazine Red River Review
   Recommend a book and say why you liked it. Open Secrets, short stories by Alice Munro, because of her seamless transitions and the fact that she knows everything.

6. Susan Henderson
   Posted August 10, 2007 at 2:31 pm | Permalink

   Cheryl, thanks for taking the quiz! I don’t know the book or the movie you mentioned. I’ll have to check them out.