Once upon a time and a very good time it was

Over at Eratosphere, Tim Love has kicked off a fascinating discussion on child narrators in adult fiction. As part of his thoughtful and stimulating introduction, he's quoted from interviews conducted during the Cyclone tours that Elizabeth Baines and I completed earlier this year, Elizabeth to publicise her collection, Balancing on the Edge of the World, and I (me?) to do the same with The Scent of Cinnamon. The links will take you to the Book Depository, rather than Amzaon, which needs to be taught a lesson after its appalling recent conduct. And here's a random picture of a child, in non-narrating mode, just to make the post look a little livelier. 

Genes

Ever wondered what the baby would look like if you had one with your partner? Your gay partner? Or, indeed, any one else's partner? Well, apparently there's a machine that can tell you. It's called The Gene Machine and it lives in Manhattan. You can find out more by clicking here. And when you've finished I recommend you click on "Return to Whitless" at the bottom of the page for more of this very funny site.