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Hi folks.
Just had a feature in the Daily Mail called 'How Cyril the orphan squirrel stole my heart and my wife's custard creams.' It was a commissioned piece based on a pitch about a baby squirrel I raised. Originally 1200 words were asked for, It then went up to 1500. Which meant the Mail gave me a full page without any adverts on it. And apart from a few word changes, they kept it as I'd written it.
Here's the link if anyone's interested in reading it:
http://tinyurl.com/p5mvkay
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Congratulations =D>
He was afraid I was going to put him in one of my books!
Lizy, did you reassure him? "Don't worry, I'll use another name."
My dentist has never hurt me, Stan. The old one did, when I was a kid, but I think he was using ancient techniques.
Toothlight, we used to have a dentist come into our primary school. It usually coincided with when I had my dentist appointment anyway, so I never saw the point for myself. But it was probably a good idea just as a check and to encourage kids to go and get a proper appointment if anything looked off. I do remember a kid with pretty rotten teeth anyway, though, so not sure who's to blame. But I know a few people now who are petrified of the dentist and just won't go.