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Merry, merry (and good riddance to those tumultuous teens)

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Merry, merry (and good riddance to those tumultuous teens)

Raise that eggnog: we're at the end of an era and the beginning of a new one.

22 Dec 2019
There's a bat in the sink

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There's a bat in the sink

Cabin fever in California

05 Dec 2019
A seal pup, a man and a dog...

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A seal pup, a man and a dog...

Greetings from Kommetjie This morning on the beach, I looked up when I heard a bark. Lucy (pictured) was dashing towards a youngish seal pup which was now making his clumsy way towards the icy Atlantic. I called away Lucy, and we watched the seal’s hasty re-entry into the

06 Nov 2019
"People just like you have died on this trail"

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"People just like you have died on this trail"

Hot and bothered in the Mojave

03 Oct 2019
California dreamin'

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California dreamin'

Beneath the redwoods

31 Aug 2019
From the mountains to the sea

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From the mountains to the sea

Reflections from the edge.

29 Jul 2019
The 1.5 mile high club

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The 1.5 mile high club

Somewhere above the rainbow.

29 Jun 2019
But why do the barns have stars on them?*

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But why do the barns have stars on them?*

An American adventure begins.

28 May 2019
Farewell Facebook, hello email

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Farewell Facebook, hello email

I'm going old school, and you're invited.

29 Apr 2019
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a swimming pool library

a swimming pool library

A selection of things worth diving into. Edited by the California-based novelist Xander Beattie.

a swimming pool library
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