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Small Talk: Margaret Atwood
Interview by Trisha ...<br /><br />Small Talk: Margaret Atwood<br />Interview by Trisha Andres <br /><br />FT UK<br /><br />What am I most proud of writing? I’m Canadian. We’re not allowed to have emotions like that<br /><br /><br /><br />Who is your perfect reader?<br />Somebody who gets the joke.<br /><br />Which books are on your bedside table?<br />My bedside table is quite large – and on it are some of the 145 novels that I’m reading for the Scotiabank Giller Prize [for Canadian fiction] of which I’m a judge. I’m also reading Feral by George Monbiot and Richard Mabey’s Weeds and Turned Out Nice Again.<br />Where do you write best?<br />Planes, trains and ships are good because nobody phones.<br /><br /><br />What would you go back and change?<br />I would like to be taller. Not a lot taller, just 3in taller. I’d prefer to be about 5ft 7in, which is the new normal. I used to be the normal, but not any more.<br /><br />What’s your current favourite word?<br />The most peculiar word that I’ve just come across, not necessarily my favourite, is “jorts”, meaning jean shorts. It actually sounds like something I might have made up myself.<br /><br />How do you relax?<br />Cross-country skiing. I always take a foghorn in case I topple over and can’t get up.<br /><br />What book do you wish you had written?<br />The complete works of William Shakespeare would do me nicely, thank you.<br /> <br />What are you most proud of writing?<br />I’m Canadian. We’re not allowed to have emotions like that.<br /><br />How would you earn your living if you had to give up writing?<br />A highly paid position in which I didn’t have to do very much work. If I could go back in time, I could be a lord and have a lot of perks and wouldn’t have to do anything. All I would have to do is gamble, drink and squander my estate.<br /><br />Which literary character would you like to play in a film?<br />Miss Havisham. I think I’d be very good at that. I used to dress up as a witch for Halloween, so I could dig up my costume and my cackling voice.<br /><br />What is your favourite place in the world?<br />The Canadian Arctic. It is spectacular – a life-changing landscape.<br /><br />Who are your literary influences?<br />I’m too old to have any at the moment. In high school, it was Ernest Hemingway, Katherine Mansfield and Ray Bradbury.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-91759283050619050922014-11-05T20:11:03.704-08:002014-11-05T20:11:03.704-08:00Nikki Steele @nnsteele 2h2 hours ago
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Margare...Nikki Steele @nnsteele 2h2 hours ago<br />.@<br /><br />MargaretAtwood while talking about apocalyptic futures is the only person who could keep the whole audience laughing #ClimateFuturesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-28526274826616719622014-11-05T20:08:01.523-08:002014-11-05T20:08:01.523-08:005 feet four inches! cool5 feet four inches! coolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-25664598769307719942014-11-05T19:56:57.755-08:002014-11-05T19:56:57.755-08:00@erinmjustice
hi dan at @clificentral
transcr...@erinmjustice <br />hi dan at @clificentral <br /><br />transcript of atwood speech and video not yet, happening live...#ClimateFutures includes quotations so far. Planning on posting a recap tomorrow, though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-28061022983717149032014-11-05T19:54:54.885-08:002014-11-05T19:54:54.885-08:00Jose Gonzalez @jose602 48m48 minutes ago
"T...Jose Gonzalez @jose602 48m48 minutes ago<br />"Telling a story is our preferred method of knowledge absorption." - @MargaretAtwood #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 0 retweets 2 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet Favorite2<br />More<br /> Faris @faris 48m48 minutes ago<br />“@katiedreke: Margaret Atwood #climatefutures - you can submit a question to her live talk right NOW via the above hashtag.”<br />View conversation 0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet Favorite<br />More<br /> Prosser Architects @ProsserArch 49m49 minutes ago<br />We are all storytellers. @MargaretAtwood #ClimateFuturesDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-16048169390321157792014-11-05T19:54:30.895-08:002014-11-05T19:54:30.895-08:00Microphone issues while @MargaretAtwood is talking...Microphone issues while @MargaretAtwood is talking about technology....sentient technology, perhaps? #climatefutures #skynetDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-75214490379919896922014-11-05T19:54:01.525-08:002014-11-05T19:54:01.525-08:00@MargaretAtwood #ClimateFutures
what are your ...@MargaretAtwood #ClimateFutures<br /><br /> what are your thoughts on companies offering to pay for women to freeze their eggs?DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-56459759437588916882014-11-05T19:53:41.839-08:002014-11-05T19:53:41.839-08:00Do you think that the God's Gardeners are a re...Do you think that the God's Gardeners are a realistic model for sustainability in the future? #climatefuturesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-11621030755666012032014-11-05T19:52:33.903-08:002014-11-05T19:52:33.903-08:00Esjay Buttons @esjaybuttons 30m30 minutes ago
...Esjay Buttons @esjaybuttons 30m30 minutes ago<br /><br /><br />For those who are new to CliFi, what other storytellers would you recommend? DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-91310945106761707822014-11-05T19:52:33.147-08:002014-11-05T19:52:33.147-08:00Esjay Buttons @esjaybuttons 30m30 minutes ago
...Esjay Buttons @esjaybuttons 30m30 minutes ago<br /><br /><br />For those who are new to CliFi, what other storytellers would you recommend? DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-61602973224293407802014-11-05T19:51:35.216-08:002014-11-05T19:51:35.216-08:00.@MargaretAtwood while talking about apocalyptic f...<br />.@MargaretAtwood while talking about apocalyptic futures is the only person who could keep the whole audience laughing #ClimateFutures<br /><br /><br />@MargaretAtwood : "Art and science are part of the same - humanness." #ClimateFutures #climatechangeDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-32377894125965925952014-11-05T19:50:59.800-08:002014-11-05T19:50:59.800-08:00Ed Finn @zonal
Having the surreal experience ...Ed Finn @zonal <br /><br /><br />Having the surreal experience of watching @MargaretAtwood's lecture from backstage before I interview her for our #climatefutures event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-41342375791453780952014-11-05T19:50:37.607-08:002014-11-05T19:50:37.607-08:00MargaretAtwood reading a summary of Men in Black 3...<br /><br />MargaretAtwood reading a summary of Men in Black 3! #ClimateFutures #MiB” But she makes it look good (in Agent J's voice).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-49521458217294024052014-11-05T19:50:12.358-08:002014-11-05T19:50:12.358-08:00"Let me add there are body parts you should n..."Let me add there are body parts you should never stick into a vacuum cleaner." DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-53502200863890674932014-11-05T19:49:54.987-08:002014-11-05T19:49:54.987-08:00I prefer to call #climatechange everything-change ...I prefer to call #climatechange everything-change because no matter what you believe everything will change @MargaretAtwood #climatefuturesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-84756259494476020892014-11-05T19:49:31.304-08:002014-11-05T19:49:31.304-08:00The very charming @MargaretAtwood 'bc of specu...The very charming @MargaretAtwood 'bc of speculative fiction like hunger game & walking dead, we're ready for apocalypse <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Why is that? Should I tell you? Yes. You need to know. Sea bird poop fertilizes algae and increases fish populations. <br /><br /><br />I love how Margaret Atwood cracks herself up.DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-88795397143617501502014-11-05T19:48:36.160-08:002014-11-05T19:48:36.160-08:00Nature will take care of it. Trouble is, you may n...Nature will take care of it. Trouble is, you may not like it. Nature's methods can be a little harsh. -<br /><br />@MargaretAtwood #climatefuturesDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-21354617131860508422014-11-05T19:47:52.776-08:002014-11-05T19:47:52.776-08:00If you're having a migraine headache, you cab ...If you're having a migraine headache, you cab heal it by putting a purring cat on your head.<br /> @MargaretAtwoodDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-14372775959897639112014-11-05T19:46:04.462-08:002014-11-05T19:46:04.462-08:00"You got some mosquitos? It rained? You weren...<br />"You got some mosquitos? It rained? You weren't ready for that, were you?" Margaret Atwood explains weather to AZ folks.<br /><br /><br /><br />Margaret Atwood on the future libraries project, "it is hopeful bc it assumes there will be people." <br /><br /><br /><br />Why is that? Should I tell you? Yes. You need to know. Sea bird poop fertilizes algae and increases fish populations. DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-9271423406673955892014-11-05T19:43:40.979-08:002014-11-05T19:43:40.979-08:00At the Margaret Atwood lecture? Tweet your questio...<br />At the Margaret Atwood lecture? Tweet your questions for the Q&A session using #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 1 retweet 3 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet1 Favorite3<br />More<br /> Jose Gonzalez @jose602 1h1 hour ago<br />On future:<br />"First we imagine it. Then we make it."<br />Negative: "Nightmares about it, hope it won't come true." @MargaretAtwood #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 2 retweets 2 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet2 Favorite2<br />More<br /> Dee Perry @deebperry 1h1 hour ago<br />Note to self "there are parts of your body you should not plug into a vacuum cleaner." @MargaretAtwood #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 2 retweets 2 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet2 Favorite2<br />More<br /> Nikki Steele @nnsteele 1h1 hour ago<br />"Let me add there are body parts you should never stick into a vacuum cleaner." . @MargaretAtwood #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 3 retweets 6 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet3 Favorite6<br />More<br /> Matt Bell follows<br /> Piper Writers House @PiperWriters 1h1 hour ago<br />“@jose602: .@MargaretAtwood reading a summary of Men in Black 3! #ClimateFutures #MiB” But she makes it look good (in Agent J's voice).<br />View conversation 0 replies 2 retweets 1 favorite<br /> Reply Retweet2 Favorite1<br />More<br /> Kathryn Cramer and 8 others follow<br /> Ed Finn @zonal 1h1 hour ago<br />Having the surreal experience of watching @MargaretAtwood's lecture from backstage before I interview her for our #climatefutures event.<br />0 replies 4 retweets 8 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet4 Favorite8<br />More<br /> Nikki Steele @nnsteele 1h1 hour ago<br />.@MargaretAtwood while talking about apocalyptic futures is the only person who could keep the whole audience laughing #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 3 retweets 2 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet3 Favorite2<br />More<br />In reply to Margaret E. Atwood<br /> Manjana Milkoreit @ManjanaM 1h1 hour ago<br />@MargaretAtwood : "Art and science are part of the same - humanness." #ClimateFutures #climatechange<br />0 replies 2 retweets 0 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet2 Favorite<br />More<br /> Terry GreeneSterling @TGSterling 1h1 hour ago<br />"clifi" = climate fiction by @MargaretAtwood #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 2 retweets 1 favorite<br /> Reply Retweeted2 Favorited1<br />More<br /> Katie Garner and 2 others follow<br /> Devoney Looser @devoneylooser 2h2 hours ago<br />I'd love Atwood to talk abt 19th c. women's lives & why that era has proven a fertile canvas for her fiction and poetry #climatefutures<br />0 replies 1 retweet 5 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet1 Favorite5<br />More<br /> Walton Initiatives @WSSIatASU 2h2 hours ago<br />It's a packed house at @herbergertheatr tonight for @MargaretAtwood! #CliFi #climatefutures <br />Embedded image permalink<br />0 replies 4 retweets 4 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet4 Favorite4<br />More<br /> Prosser Architects @ProsserArch 2h2 hours ago<br />I'll be posting nuggets from @MargaretAtwood #ClimateFutures talk as it happens<br />0 replies 1 retweet 2 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet1 Favorite2<br />More<br /> Prosser Architects @ProsserArch 2h2 hours ago<br />Waiting for Magaret Atwood to speak at Herberger Theater in Phoenix #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 1 retweet 1 favorite<br /> Reply Retweet1 Favorite1<br />More<br /> Terry GreeneSterling @TGSterling 2h2 hours ago<br />pins and needles -- just about to hear @MargaretAtwood talk about fiction and #climatefutures<br />0 replies 2 retweets 1 favorite<br /> Reply Retweet2 Favorite1<br />More<br /> The Lonely D12 Team @thelonelyd12 2h2 hours ago<br />#ClimateFutures what are your favorite climate fiction novels?<br />0 replies 1 retweet 1 favorite<br /> Reply Retweet1 Favorite1<br />More<br /> Heather Gabel @HeatherGabel 2h2 hours ago<br />Stoked to hear @MargaretAtwood speak tonight in Pheonix! #climatefutures<br />0 replies 1 retweet 1 favorite<br /> Reply Retweet1 Favorite1<br />More<br /> Piper Writers House @PiperWriters 2h2 hours ago<br />Don't wait to tweet your questions for Margaret Atwood! Use the hashtag #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 1 retweet 2 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet1 Favorite2<br />More<br /> Nikki Steele @nnsteele 3h3 hours ago<br />I can't contain the squees. So excited to see @MargaretAtwood tonight! #ClimateFuturesDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-10534093261460706382014-11-05T19:42:12.768-08:002014-11-05T19:42:12.768-08:00In reply to Margaret E. Atwood
Tina @threeintheb...In reply to Margaret E. Atwood<br /> Tina @threeinthebed 14m14 minutes ago<br />@MargaretAtwood Brilliant. Funny. Engaging. Thank you. #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet Favorite<br />More<br /> Sarah Glady @gladyface 19m19 minutes ago<br />"It's all in there." -on the overlap of fairy tales, myth, sustainability, and more #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 3 retweets 2 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet3 Favorite2<br />More<br /> Jordan Loveridge @jtloveridge 21m21 minutes ago<br />.@rachelandoga gets a shout out in the #ClimateFutures talk with @MargaretAtwood!<br />0 replies 0 retweets 2 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet Favorite2<br />More<br /> Layal Rabat @Layalzebub 23m23 minutes ago<br />If you're having a migraine headache, you cab heal it by putting a purring cat on your head. @MargaretAtwood #ClimateFutures #fb<br />0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet Favorite<br />More<br /> Jose Gonzalez @jose602 23m23 minutes ago<br />.@robdelaney "If you have a migraine, you should put a purring cat on your head." - @MargaretAtwood #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 1 retweet 1 favorite<br /> Reply Retweet1 Favorite1<br />More<br /> Cathrine McClure @CathyAnnMac 25m25 minutes ago<br />Do you think that the God's Gardeners are a realistic model for sustainability in the future? #climatefutures<br />0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet Favorite<br />More<br /> Sarah Glady @gladyface 26m26 minutes ago<br />"You got some mosquitos? It rained? You weren't ready for that, were you?" Margaret Atwood explains weather to AZ folks. #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 3 retweets 3 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet3 Favorite3<br />More<br /> Christian Lorentzen and 2 others follow<br /> Faris @faris 28m28 minutes ago<br />@MargaretAtwood #ClimateFutures what are your thoughts on companies offering to pay for women to freeze their eggs?<br />0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet Favorite<br />More<br /> Jose Gonzalez @jose602 29m29 minutes ago<br />@MargaretAtwood talking about Oslo, Norway's Future Library project: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Library_project … #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 4 retweets 2 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet4 Favorite2<br />More<br /> Sarah Glady @gladyface 29m29 minutes ago<br />Margaret Atwood on the future libraries project, "it is hopeful bc it assumes there will be people." #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 2 retweets 4 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet2 Favorite4<br />More<br /> Manjana Milkoreit and 1 other follow<br /> Park Howell @ParkHowell 32m32 minutes ago<br />@MargaretAtwood If we were at the top of our storytelling games in kindergarten, why does it become so difficult as we age? #ClimateFutures<br />0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet Favorite<br />More<br /> Tori Telfer and 2 others follow<br /> Justice @erinmjustice 37m37 minutes ago<br />"I wish you much hope." - @MargaretAtwood #climatefutures<br />0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites<br /> Reply Retweet Favorite<br />More<br /> katie dreke @katiedreke 37m37 minutes ago Phoenix, AZ<br />Margaret Atwood #climatefutures - you can submit a question to her live talk right NOW via the above hashtag.DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.com