Joanne Harris

And this morning the Shed is a safe place for anyone who may need it; a soft bed in the corner, and a copper kettle on the stove...

I wrote something about women and sports. Read it here...
https://www.tumblr.com/joannechocolat/757699826923208704/two-boxers-walk-into-the-ring?source=share

And this morning the Shed is a great library; three-tiered, arched; filled with precious volumes; gilded bindings, marbled edges...

And this morning the Shed is a workshop, with tools lined up in order of size, a long work bench, and a stack of materials all aligned according to their properties; fossilized woods from the great lost forests of the South; minerals from the mines of the East; pearl and shell from the Undersea; carded clouds from the cloudlands...

And this morning the Shed is an organ-loft, in which the ghosts of past melodies play, and mice run up the cobwebbed pipes and scamper on the broken keys...

And this morning the Shed is a crystalline structure, overlooking a landscape of scattered brilliants, burning sands and opalescent, wind-trammelled sea...

And this morning the Shed is a light ship, spanning the distant galaxies...

And this morning the Shed is a celadon bowl, finished in a delicate spiderweb glaze, and ancient beyond imagining...

And this morning the Shed is a circle of stones, guarding an ancient legend...

And this morning the Shed is a feast of friends, with bread of every kind, and fruit, and wines from each of the Nine Worlds...

And this morning the Shed is a cool place; quiet, under the oak trees; with only the sound of the nearby stream and the hush of the leaves for company…

And this morning the Shed is a musical box, playing a tinselly fragment of some long-forgotten melody...

And this morning the Shed is the road to a place that only exists in memory...

And this morning the Shed is a tea house, overlooking a lily lake of damselflies and herons...

I wrote about racism, libraries and the choices we make... https://www.tumblr.com/joannechocolat/757968499530498048/burn-the-library-or-walk-inside-either-way-its?source=share

Heading off to Worldcon today: My schedule:
Friday: 10.00 Signing (Hall 4)
2:30 Table Talk (Hall 4)
Saturday: 2:30: The Allure of Genre (Alsh 1)
5:30: Tales Not Told By Disney (Alsh 2)
Sunday: 9.00 Stroll With the Stars: The Tall Ship (Outside Crowne Plaza).
Otherwise, I'll be around (probably in the bar). Do say hello if you have the chance. See you there!

I've donated a signed, dedicated copy of THE MOONLIGHT MARKET to this very worthwhile cause...
Bid here! https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/MightyMax#buzz_expend_273039

I wrote a little story about false friends, and the songs we choose to listen to. Buy me a cup of tea if you like, or just read it here for free... https://ko-fi.com/post/The-Cuckoo-S6S611CHS3

@staringatclouds@mastodon.social Well, yes.