live performance and lit of the word spitting large fitting don't stand still behind the microphone let me hear the breath from back of your throat variety - remote locations and extreme weather - bikes and hi-vis vests - bladesmiths, blacksmiths, wordsmiths - anyone who makes me think once, think twice - the sound of cracking ice - stripped down twang, garbage can raw beats, aural treats - the scratch for itchy feet - old people of all ages - well-worn pages - the horn section - maps and stopped clock faces - clumsy graces and quirks in the corners of the eyes - prairie-wide skies and ocean-size saltwater licks - tricks of the light - red kites - fire filled nights - wooly tights - queers of all flavours and anyone who's ever been unsure of their noun, description, or which box they should (or shouldn't) tick
Creative people of all persuasions who are not afraid to speak the inside out - with bad hair days, spinach in the teeth days, days of imperfect structure and full-flavour uncertainty.
Mood dependant - excluding only elevator muzac in all instances, though especially when it's an orchestra-lite version of 'Michelle' by the Beatles.
books books...I'm a slow eager reader who needs long train journeys and cold nights with broken heating for novels. Soft spots = poetry, short stories, zines, comics and letters.