Jitka Moody used to be my pen name, now it’s what my ID says. Partly a nod to my favourite TV series, Californication, featuring the ever-charming Hank Moody, and partly because I like the sound of it. And, surprise, surprise… I’m occasionally moody myself.
Who am I? As a little girl, if you’d asked what I couldn’t live without, I’d have said books.
I started with White Fang, Tecumseh, and adored the Children of Bullerbyn. Meanwhile, I was crafting wild fairy tales. I’m not one for what they call Beaux Books, and I probably wouldn’t enjoy them. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve read John Irving and classics like To Kill a Mockingbird. But I’d rather grab a Chuck Palahniuk or Stephen King in the end.
I have a soft spot for ice cream, port wine, fried duck, freshly baked Czech bread, and well-made seafood. I love a light breeze on a hot day, and I like snow only in photos or outside my window (definitely not when driving). I enjoy melancholic days with quiet music and solitude with a book. What more could you want? Life has other joys, but reading and writing are my great passions.
So, about me: I recently returned from five years of studying in Sydney. There, I stopped shrieking at tiny, almost cute Czech spiders and learned to properly scream at 15-centimetre hairy beasts. Luckily, I didn’t become shark bait at the gorgeous Australian beaches but did fulfill my dream of living with a sea view.
I adore history, psychology, humour, and especially sarcasm. I’m sapiosexual, which probably means I’m destined to be single.