VERY OLD WALKER BEARS AND LIFE-DESTROYING BRIEFS by Enid Richemont
Some time ago, my writers' group chose to share images of their working environment. Th ese were some of mine . I work in a room full of books, the greater part of them consisting of my late husband David's lifetime's collection of F antasy and S cience F iction. T his small collection sits just to the right of my computer, and the bits and bobs in front of the books hold very pers onal memories for me. There are two Walker Christmas bears dating from the years I was regularly published by Walker Books (any previously published Walker authors may recognise the se - the one on the left came in a kit). Next to the cuddly bear stands a parrot whose significance I have long forgotten, but I do love him . And then there's a shad owy image of something I will now show you in more detail - yes, it's a pottery cat, and it could well be flying. It remi nded David of the flying/gliding kitten in my junior novel DRAGONCAT so he bought it for me. As you m i gh t kno...