Where are the girl animals?

So I’ve got 2 daughters, both very young, both big readers (okay, listeners – although they can recite whole sections of Dr Seuss off by heart) … Anyway, I just read this post by Max Barry, talking about what’s lacking in children’s fiction. Using dogs and smurfs to illustrate his point, Mr Barry sums it up beautifully … See what you think.    

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Okay, so this is a radio station

Not a blog. And after this, I will, you know, DISCIPLINE myself. But I finished the edit for Night Beach today. And I haven’t felt like this since Raw Blue. Like I’ve just had the most awesome, intense relationship, but now it’s finished, we’ve broken up, and I’m happy that I had the experience, but I’m sad, too, because it’s over, it’s not

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Wolfy music today

Still editing, so I have nothing sensible to say, I’m just listening to stuff. You might think song#3 is unrelated to the general wolf theme, but I would argue wolves eat lambs (rapier sharp logic there). The second one, Patrick Wolf’s ‘Overture’, is for my editor (Amy, this will make a pleasant change from Casey Bennetto). If I have a wish, it’s that

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Please God/Santa/my fairy godmother/whoever

Let me see the Twilight Singers live one day. (If they are new to you, the answer to your first question is: No, this is ‘Underneath the Waves’, not ‘Forty Dollars’ as the flash-up at the start of the song says. And the answer to your second question is: Greg Dulli. I know, right? As Rolling Stone said, part barroom romantic, part serial killer.)

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Friday feathers

I still be editing, editing, editing. Which means more music, music, music … Have I mentioned Bang, Bang, Bang was my favourite song of last year? Bet you’re fascinated by that …  

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