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gina-collia-suzuki's picture
Jan.26.2009
'An Interview with Pat Guppy' for 'Her Ladyshipness Magazine'Questions posed by Hyacinth Bootley-Smythe Q: Firstly, I'd like to offer my condolences for the loss of your husband. Perhaps you could tell us a little about your husband? A: Benjamin was a good and honest man, loved by everyone who...
simon-haynes's picture
Jan.24.2009
Newsdate: Mid-February 2009 What: Hal Spacejock books 2-4 released as low-cost ebooks. Where: Right about here Why you should care: Can't buy them in the shops, can you? (Outside Australia) What you should do: Repost this news. I'm facing several months of hard work on Hal Spacejock #5, and if...
dale-estey's picture
Jan.13.2009
Though I like the fact that Kafka's photo appears within a minute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ78WHpGZ1o
gina-collia-suzuki's picture
Jan.06.2009
Referring to my neighbours, Richard asked, here, 'Do you feel able to say what the worst thing they ever did was?' I have a lot to work with, so this took some thought. I couldn't choose just one thing, so I went for three. Third place would have to go to my neighbours' attempts to squash me under...
gina-collia-suzuki's picture
Jan.04.2009
I've been an avid collector of antiques for a number of years, and one of the things you learn when you collect antiques is that one man's rubbish is another man's treasure. I'd never, however, taken this entirely literally until the first time I saw Mr N, my delightful neighbour, up to his elbows...
gina-collia-suzuki's picture
Jan.02.2009
I had a great amount of fun yesterday, putting together a trailer for The Wonderful Demise of Benjamin Arnold Guppy. I have no idea whether or not trailers do ultimately make a huge difference to book sales, but they're so much fun to make (well, this one certainly was) that I'm not sure I really...
martin-ewen's picture
Nov.23.2008
From Peter Panic.. [Who knows I collect funny stories] used with permission. M Ewen.   =================  here is a little story for you- you could do a whole book like this-you spend some time in show biz you have some funny stories.ask people to talk about the funniest thing they ever saw. heres...
rosy-cole's picture
Nov.04.2008
A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected. Carl Sandburg   If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven. Will...
rosy-cole's picture
Oct.22.2008
"October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February."   "Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecesssary necessities."  ...
rosy-cole's picture
Oct.15.2008
                  And the Lord spoke to Noah and said, In one year I am going to make it rain and cover the whole earth with water until all flesh is destroyed.But I want you to save the righteous people and two of every kind of living thing on earth....