Letter From Badger
If I was more adept at this whole self promotion business I no doubt would have announced this a lot earlier but after a lengthy break from the event circuit, I'm doing a couple of talks this month: 16th June at Heron Books in Bristol (tickets available here)
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Writer's block is when a dazzling array of options become tyrannical, team up with an unwillingness to fail, mug you in a dark alley and stick a bag over your head.
This gentleman on my finger is a Pale Tussock Moth: probably one the most demanding and priggish of the high-performance moths you will currently find on the market... This is a Small Magpie. As you can see, it is, to all outward appearances, not currently in a relationship, so