16/01/2026
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A NEW GENRE IS CREATED
Years ago, more than I care to remember, I wrote the Monkey's Fart. Originally, it was to be entitled The Funky Monkey. But my daughter persuaded me to change it to The Monkey's Fart after the eponymously named poem. I was somewhat doubtful, as inevitably there would be at least one harridan (are we allowed to say that word these days?) at book fairs who would stick their nose up in the air imperiously and inform me that they would never allow their grandchild to read such rubbish, much to the child's dismay. The MF remains my best seller. (What do you mean? Two copies still count.). Before I changed the title, I searched to see how many titles there were called the Monkey's Fart. I found one. The Monkey's Fart: A Guide to Knitting and Crochet, go figure. A quick search today revealed no less than twenty MF and other fart books. Thus, I can claim to have created a whole new genre. But I suppose the accolade should really go to the author of Knitting and Crochet.
