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Off to look at some Rafflesia today. In the meantime, here’s another tree to look at (and, oh, yes, my husband’s in there too somewhere.) They grow ’em big in Tawau Hills Park. Trees, that is, not husbands. … Continue reading
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Lovely email from my agent in amongst the hundreds of ideas for enlarging my penis, obtaining a mortgage, buying shares, contributing to poverty-stricken widows of African politicians and numerous other suggestions aimed at parting me from my hard-earned not-so-filthy lucre … Continue reading
Photo: My sister and I chat about whether we really should get on to a bright pink bus with fringed pink curtains and blue seventies plush seating, while student Fiffy – who will spend a large part of the next … Continue reading
Now there’s a question for you. My feeling is that fantasy is ideally situated to do just that. Moreover, SFF has a better chance of making a point with the very people who need to think deeply about these kind … Continue reading
Oh, I meant to add on previous post…wait for the drum roll…I have sent off the corrected MS for Book 3 of The Mirage Makers, “Song of the Shiver Barrens”. It should now go to the copy editor. The sequence … Continue reading
When I climbed out of the car the day we arrived back from Pulau Tiga, it was to the sound of a desperate scrabbling – rather like the noise made by one of the those TV lotto draw thingys with … Continue reading
Sisters know things about your life that no one else remembers any more, especially after your parents are gone. They know where you are coming from. Everyone should have a sister. Talking with mine beings back such memories… I had … Continue reading
I’ve already put up a few of these. The lobster in Sandakan came close to being the worst, I reckon. Jennifer Fallon had some success at finding some wonderful monstrosities in Australia, too. Try her blog entries for November 2006. … Continue reading
I’ve been back on Tiga Island again. Well, my sister wanted to go, you see, to do a bit of snorkelling. Twasn’t me, really… I mean, I have to work. The final, final, really really final version of Song of … Continue reading
For those of you who aren’t familiar with this part of the world, Kota Kinabalu is the capital of Sabah State and it is a fast growing city on the waterfront. Land right in the centre of the city must … Continue reading