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brb, pivoting to booktube!

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Comedic haikus Are frequently rather crude — This one ends with bum!

(Written December 2017.)

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Ape librarian Reports crime worse than murder: Someone stole a book!

Title: Guards! Guards! Author: Terry Pratchett Published: 1989 Read: December 2023 (re-read) Rating: 5/5

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Reject the guidelines — Discover your truest self: Be it on purpose.

Title: Convenience Store Woman Author: Sayaka Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takamori) Published: 2016 (English translation 2018) Read: December 2023 Rating: 4/5

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Itchy-footed Rat Just needs to write a poem, Says faithful friend Mole.

Title: The Wind in the Willows Author: Kenneth Grahame Published: 1908 Read: December 2023 (re-read) Rating: 5/5

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Highlands, a pasture — A fluffy bull approaches And I say, “Hi coo!”

(A punny haiku, written November 2023.)

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Whisking us away, Hartnell, Gatwa and beyond — Our six-decade trip.

(Haiku acrostic to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, written November 2023.)

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Sherlock's last dozen Were nearly all underbaked; Thor Bridge was good though.

Title: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Published: 1927 Read: November 2023 Rating: 2/5

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Wonko's asylum: Wallpapered on the outside, To house the whole world.

Title: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Author: Douglas Adams Published: 1984 Read: November 2023 (re-read) Rating: 3/5

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In such evil times Survival is heroic — Value endurance.

Title: Kindred Author: Octavia E. Butler Published: 1979 Read: November 2023 Rating: 5/5

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Writing Christmas cards — Purple ink from fountain pen Last held by my Mum.

(Written in 2020 for Leafcutter John's Lockdown Patchwork.)

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Silver screen legends Become mere business assets: Art deserves better.

Title: Remake Author: Connie Willis Published: 1995 Read: April 2023 Rating: 4/5

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Wishing for knowledge, Hectoring relentlessly — You have to explain!

(Haiku acrostic, written October 2023.)

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Time keeps going on — I really thought it might stop After you were gone.

(Written in 2020 for Leafcutter John's Lockdown Patchwork.)

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Where do I begin? Picture an ancient serpent Eating its own tale.

Title: Pyramids Author: Terry Pratchett Published: 1989 Read: November 2023 Rating: 4/5

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Deadly showman thinks Crime needs a dress rehearsal — Showbiz is murder!

Title: Three Act Tragedy Author: Agatha Christie Published: 1934 Read: November 2023 Rating: 3/5

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Webcast funeral, Prerecorded eulogy. So inadequate.

(Written in 2020 for Leafcutter John's Lockdown Patchwork.)