Many thanks to Cynthia for her patience (and perseverance) in gathering and posting this article 🦍
Be warned: today I’m writing about a great ape. One who does a lot for authors around the world, and accepts payment only in virtual bananas.
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If you love books – reading them or writing them — you may have visited the Story Reading Ape website. It’s a treasure trove of books, authors from around the world and the craft of writing and publishing.
But the ape, aka Chris Graham, writes almost nothing about himself.
We know he loves books (“I don’t so much read books as devour them”), that author Terry Pratchett is a literary hero, and not much else.
I count Chris as a friend. I should. It’s partly because of Chris that the first Myrtle the Purple Turtle book was published, despite my lack of confidence. (It went on to win headlines, an award and much praise from critics.)
But I don’t know…
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True, indeed! I for one am remiss in not pointing gratitudinal ‘thank yous’ more often to this most selfless man.
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You’re a kind human, Billy Ray 👍🦍
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You’re just lucky I like twisting people’s arms! By the way, I should have mentioned that those are your arms holding the e-Reader. At least, I think so. (Tee hee…)
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Yep, those are my own genuine uncensored arms, Cynthia 🤗❤️🤗
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Haha… Well, I can say I know your arms now.
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😂😂😂
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It’s great to have the opportunity to learn a little about the man behind the great ape! Thanks as always Chris—for all you do.
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It’s my pleasure, Felicity 🤗❤️🤗
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Well deserved Chris! This and so much more. Not just for all you do but for even the least you have done, which is more many others have even considered doing. Thank YOU! ❤
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Thanks, Annette 🤗❤️❤️🤗
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You do wonderful work, Chris, and I’m grateful to you for all your kindnesses. Prior to studying at Swansea University, I spent several years at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford and lived on Penngrove Road for a while in lodgings with a landlady and a collie. I was therefore interested to learn that you now live in Hereford, which is a lovely city. Kevin
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It is indeed a lovely city, Kevin, we live within 5 minutes walk from the city centre, river Wye and Cathedral.
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