joannechocolat

joannechocolat, 7 days ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a mysterious apparition of a shed, etched on the kitchen tiles overnight, accompanied by the distant sounds of laughter from another room...

joannechocolat, 11 days ago to random

And this morning the Shed in mantled with rain, shod with clay and crowned with a swarm of honeybees...

joannechocolat, 13 days ago to random

And this morning the Shed is the face of a clock, floating on the water...

joannechocolat, 18 days ago to random

And this morning the Shed is an undersea fort, lined with coral and mother-of-pearl; guarded by sea turtles and flying flags of seaweed...

joannechocolat, 22 days ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a parasol pine at the edge of a quiet beach, with only the sound of the restless surf and the cries of the gulls as company...

joannechocolat, 24 days ago to random

Who wants a limited-edition copy of Dylan Thomas' UNDER MILK WOOD, with wonderful pencil drawings, postcards, original art, including the chance to have your own face, or that of a loved one, inside the finished book? Be part of the journey here. It's so nearly funded... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theshedtweetcalendar/under-milk-wood-an-illustrated-interpretation?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=Under%20Milk%20

joannechocolat, 1 month ago to random

And this morning the Shed is the distant memory of a grove of trees, golden, green and white over a path of sun-dappled stone...

joannechocolat, 1 month ago to random

On what would have been his 76th birthday, here's the essay I wrote for the 2019 edition of WYRD SISTERS, by Terry Pratchett. #GNU. https://ko-fi.com/post/Remembering-Terry-Pratchett-I3I7XFZXI

joannechocolat, 1 month ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a child's trolley, made from pallets and prams wheels and twine, racing towards a future of glory or disaster...

joannechocolat, 1 month ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a faded page in an ancient comic book, detailing the splendid adventures of a shed with miraculous superpowers...

joannechocolat, 2 months ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a small bistrot off the Boulevard Haussmann, with gingham tablecloths and noise, and the scent of coffee and fresh croissants, and linden blossom, and Gitanes...

joannechocolat, 2 months ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a glass flute; attuned to every wind that blows.

joannechocolat, 2 months ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a mountain, mist-wreathed, in its skirts of yellow gorse...

joannechocolat, 2 months ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a rock painting, ten thousand years old, depicting prehistoric sheds hunting woolly mammoth with spears and stone axes...

joannechocolat, 2 months ago to random

And this morning the Shed is an armchair, perfectly positioned between a warm fireplace and a breakfast table laid with tea and hot buttered toast, and within easy reach of a stack of books and a nicely-stocked pantry.

joannechocolat, 3 months ago to random

What if Carrie White had lived? What if she married? Had children? What if her supernatural powers had come to her, not with puberty, but with menopause?
I'll be at the Oxford Litfest on Saturday, March 23rd, talking all things BROKEN LIGHT. Tickets here. https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-events/2024/march-23/a-writing-life

joannechocolat, 3 months ago to random

Here's something nice to celebrate the 25th anniversary of CHOCOLAT; it's BLACKBERRY WINE on Kindle UK for only 99p! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackberry-Wine-Joanne-Harris-ebook/dp/B003NX6Y60/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

joannechocolat, 3 months ago to random

I wrote a little story on - well, you decide. Ping me a cup of tea if you like, or just read it here for free... https://ko-fi.com/post/The-Wolves-T6T0V5AN8

joannechocolat, 3 months ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a camera obscura; showing the whole world in reverse; tiny; crisp-edged and perfectly drawn; a miniature in darkness.

joannechocolat, 3 months ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a library of ancient books with faded spines, new books with scented pages, and books as yet-unwritten, agleam with possibility...

joannechocolat, 4 months ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a rocking-chair, draped with the mist of the morning.

joannechocolat, 4 months ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a coffee shop, tucked away between the remains of an old movie theatre and an old fashioned hardware store; selling cheap breakfasts, hot buttered toast and huge brown pots of builder's tea...

joannechocolat, 4 months ago to random

And this morning the Shed is a glass tank of moon jellyfish, rising and falling; luminous in the penumbra...

joannechocolat, 4 months ago to random

So happy to be a part of this. A prize for YA authors from both sides of the Channel, which celebrates the translators as well as creators...
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/joanne-harris-to-judge-8k-entente-litteraire-prize?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1706088085

joannechocolat, 4 months ago to random

Here's something nice: BROKEN LIGHT for 99p on Kindle UK and Kobo all this month! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Broken-Light-Joanne-Harris-ebook/dp/B0B127NY8M/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=