"There are no Other People. It's just us." Go and read Neil Gaiman's piece from Thursday April 19. Follow the links through. It was the photos that got me.
posted by equiano at 7:19 am
Friday, April 20, 2007
About Me
- Name: equiano
- Location: United Kingdom
Compulsive reader. South African, married to a Sri Lankan Australian, living in England. Currently working on a reading guide to African fiction. Previously ran a specialist African bookshop in London. Dabble in gardening, cooking and hiking in no particular order of preference. Email: sudafr {at} gmail {dot} com
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2 Comments:
That was powerful, and very sad. Thanks for the link, I hadn't read that yet.
You're welcome, Carl. I thought he was the master of understatement on this occasion.
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