Meerkat Prompts: Good Moods
What’s a song that always puts you in a good mood? I misread this prompt, taking it to mean ‘what puts you in a good mood?’ I have a few answers to that question,...
Monthly Archive: June 2026
The Meerkat Responds: The ‘Sin’ of Pride
Eagle-eyed readers of Meerkat Musings will know that I have not had anything to do with Derrick Thomas Thiessen for some time. He has left me alone, so I have left him alone. All...
Meerkat Books: The What If Exercise
I recently bought a ‘sort of’ book, called Ready, Set, Novel! It’s half book, half guide. This guide, put together by Lindsey Grant, has a number of useful exercises for building a book, and...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Signs of a Spine?
Might we be seeing the unthinkable unfolding in the USA? Republicans – usually blindly loyal to Trump – are becoming increasingly fed up with the Dear Leader. Some have vented their anger over the...
The Meerkat Muse: 3rd of June, 2026
How are we already in June?! That feels faintly surreal. Anyway, welcome back to The Meerkat Muse! Sunny Skies May brought a slight improvement to murky skies, and as May progressed, this improvement, uh,...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Pride
June is Pride Month, when the LGBT community steps forward, and the tremendous progress towards equality is recognised, whilst the challenges are acknowledged. The odds are pretty good that the various companies supporting Pride...
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