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The Rewriting of Roald Dahl. Overly Sensitive?

Roald Dhal has been rewrittenAxed is the word ‘fat’They’ve also scrubbed out ‘ugly’And that my friend is that Oompa Loompas have become gender-neutral, spiders are no longer black and worms are no longer pink Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

We in Orstralia

We in OrstraliaBreed ’em shit bigHome again home againJiggedy jig Don MatthewsNovember 2022

Spider Ballooning

The rain can down in bucketsThe ground got sodden wetSpiders in their millionsCame out and spun a net They spun their webs above the groundUntil below dried outYoung ones safely housed and fedSurvival it’s about If they stayed on the ground they would drownWhile lasting only a few days, it can stretch over100’s of kilometresContinue reading “Spider Ballooning”