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A Heavy Head

Sometimes we do silly things and must suffer the consequences.

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Broccoli Woman is Smirking

What fresh, amusing Hell has she dreamed up for us now in the lightless green depths of her vegetable mind? We are doomed, I tell you. Doomed.

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Cave author on shortlist….

Cave author Niamh Sharkey is shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards for On The Road with Mavis and Marge.

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Help

Ok, so maybe it was a bit foolish to go exploring the caves without the proper equipment. I only wanted to see if I could spot some of the monsters described in the Acme Monster Book of Monster Spotting I got given last Christmas. Look what they’ve done to me. LOOK. I shall be writing [...]

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Oh, NO!

I was woken this morning by a low chuckle that came from somewhere beyond the rim of my pit. I heard a soft, fluttering sound then something landed on my face. What was it – some kind of parasitic spider-creature, trying to clamp itself to my brain? If only. It was this poster, and the [...]

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A Taste of Freedom!

Last Sunday, I was dragged from my cave in the dark, wee hours and bundled into the back of a van which – for some reason – was filled with boxes of books.  Little did I know I would be spending the next week being paraded around schools in Inverclyde and East Dunbartonshire on what [...]

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No Prizes …

… for guessing what happened at the end of this event! Ali, Andy and I thought to make a break for it. We all raced out to Stratford upon Avon and hid amongst a host of librarians, teachers and other authors, but to no avail. Noodlepoop the Furious tracked us down by posing as the [...]

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Monster Mayhem!

At long last – after more than a year of captivity – we are able to show you just what the vile creatures who kidnapped us look like!  Yes, these are the actual monsters who snatched us last January. First up is Slugnok the Greater – a monster who takes particular delight in nibbling Sam [...]

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One Year On…

We’ve been here for a year now.  Perhaps if I can find a way inside your computer, I may be able to get a message out…

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A plea from Chris Bradford…

Now it’s time for us all to do a little good. I received the email below from Chris Bradford, author of the superb Young Samurai series. Come on folks, dig in for any help you can give and please pass the message on around your school, family, office – everyone! Now, from Chris: I hope [...]

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