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This article is part of a series. Read the previous article here > One of my few favourite memories from high school was watching three guys create the best water pistol. Up the back in science class, the trio grabbed a Bunsen burner, hooked up its rubber tube to the umbrella-shaped taps and waited for the teacher to turn around. When she did – ratta-tat-tat! They sprayed an endless,...
This article is part of a series. Read the previous article here > God’s own blockbuster is the best-seller of all time – yes, even more than you, J.K. Rowling – but does He care much about other writers? Does He kick back, pick up the latest manifesto from Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens and have a great, big belly laugh at their expense? 'Hey, Son, come...
This article is part of a series. Read the previous article here > Six-foot-four, with a heaving chest the size of a gunpowder barrel, the young man cannoned through his fellow football fans, his cheeks silver with tears. Blubbering and wiping away the snot with his big sausage fingers, he barged his way towards the car park, desperate to get away from the inner city stadium. I couldn’t...
This article is part of a series. Read the previous article in the series here > I put up with bullies with my entire highschool life. I was one of the youngest pupils in our year and hence one of the smallest and weakest. I remember being in tears on several occasions, either because of intimidation or being the victim of physical violence. Students rushed from all corners of the...
Whatever you do: don’t feed tiger sharks beans. It’s ten times worse than farting in a bath. But if you want to ride on the chequered back of a whale shark then tempt them with a sardine sandwich. Just remember to scratch their belly afterwards. For the past eight years I’ve been learning how to ride sharks. Not any normal shark mind you, but flying sharks. Great whites that...
Scott Monk is a monster hunter. After a round trip around the universe, he has written Beyond the Knock Knock Door - his first contemporary fantasy novel for children. It chronicles the story of the Bowman triplets who stop squabbling long enough to solve riddles, dodge swashbucklers, fight a ferocious creature, and eat plenty of good stuff that dentists absolutely abhor. Respected for his ability...
