My guest today is author Jonathan Gould.
Welcome, Jonathan! Please tell us a little about yourself.
In a few paragraphs, please describe who you are and what
you do (short bio).
I’m an Australian-born, Melbourne-based writer. My
imagination generally runs towards the odd and absurd, and this usually comes
out in the stories I write. I’ve written stories to amuse kids and stories to
amuse adults, but mostly I just write stories to amuse myself (and if I amuse
anyone else, that’s a lucky fringe benefit).
When I’m not writing, I spend far too much time developing
online education courses (I call it my paid hobby) and entertaining (irritating?
annoying?) my family.
Q1: Have you ever taken a trip on the spur of the moment?
Or do you like to plan everything out well in advance?
JG: I’m hopelessly anal when it comes to things like travelling.
Every detail has to be mapped out. Everything I do and everything I see has to
be planned down to the last second. If I was ever to take a trip on the spur of
the moment, it would have to involve lots of preparation to ensure that when
that spur of the moment is reached, I make an utterly well-considered
spontaneous decision.
Q2: What is your favorite way to travel?
JG: I suspect the answer would just be “getting there”. I’d be
dead happy when they finally invent those Star Trek “beam me up” machines. I
really loath flying and don’t care at all for long drives. I used to have a bit
of a soft spot for trains, but that was before I got a job that had me
travelling inter-city almost every day.
Q3: Describe the fanciest meal you’ve ever had. Was it enough?
Or did you want to, say, go out for burgers afterward?
JG: I am a man of simple tastes. I’m also really fussy. Between
the two of them, gourmet food is kind of lost on me. I suspect the fanciest
meal I’ve ever had was at some posh restaurant my family dragged me to, and
which I’ve completely forgotten about afterwards. Give me a pizza or a curry
(Thai or Indian, they’re both just as good) and I’ll be happy.
Q4: Do you think "true love" exists? Or do you
believe it’s possible to find "true love" with more than one person
in a lifetime?
JG: I definitely think love exists. And if it exists, then it
must be true, so I suppose the answer is yes. And I definitely think you can
find it with more than one person in a lifetime (though preferably not at the
same time). I actually find the idea of “the one” to be a bit absurd. What if “the
one” lives on the other side of the world, or died 200 years ago, or hasn’t
even been born yet? Does that mean you’ll never achieve true happiness? I don’t
think so.
Q5: *bonus question for everyone* Do you collect
anything? If so, why?
JG: I used to be a
dedicated collector of just about anything. Stamps, little figurines, football
cards, Mad Magazines, records/CDs. You name it and I’d be collecting it. I don’t
really collect anything anymore. I try to just live my life and enjoy experiences
as they occur. Maybe it’s just my way of trying to rebel against my default
anal nature.
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I am totally with you on the transporters, Jonathan, I would be happier to have my molecules scrambled than to have to fly commercial!
Thank you so much for being my guest today!
You can find out more about Jonathan Gould and his writing by visiting his website: http://www.
See you next time!
