Ghost who writes

Word of the Month Club: gumption

What a lovely word this is to say, the attack of the “g”, the self-satisfied “ump” and the bold closing rush of the “shun”. It’s a bold, tough, dour word, and that’s pretty much what it means.

Magda Szabó: The Door

Doga

Literary genres: a shoebox on the motorway

For sneak’s sake

Martin Suter: The Last Weynfeldt

Miroslav Holub: Casualty

A sadly appropriate poem for our times...

Meow Meow

This image of Meow Meow is taken from her webpage

http://www.meowmeowrevolution.com/

Go there to see her upcoming performances, including Perth, Auckland and Toronto, and keep your eye out for her in the UK, the US and in Europe.

Roars of applause for Kaitlyn the Sumatran Tiger

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-11/australia-zoo-sumatran-tiger-cubs-roar-into-the-world/7161562