Zoos bug me. I have been told there is no other way for children and some adults to experience the exotic animals of the world and that zoos do immensely important work saving species through breeding programmes. The problem I have with these arguments is that they overlook the entirely synthetic nature of zoos. You…
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The Colour Of Elephants
Being a writer colours have never played a conscious role in my work. But I recall a story of a blind man telling someone he knew what scarlet looked liked and when they asked him what he said that it looked like trumpets sound. Descriptions are my life and different people’s experience of life only…