Stray: an anthology of animal stories and poems
Stray includes journalism, fiction, humour, poetry and memoir. It’s a blend of classic works and fresh new material written especially for this cause. The authors have generously contributed or written stories and other works for free to help raise funds for TEARS Animal Rescue.
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Stray: an anthology of animal stories and poems
Stray includes journalism, fiction, humour, poetry and memoir. It’s a blend of classic works and fresh new material written especially for this cause. The authors have generously contributed or written stories and other works for free to help raise funds for TEARS Animal Rescue.
A deadbeat printer wakes up to discover a most unusual pet – a sphinx – in his home; a hijacked taxi full of sleeping baboons leads to a riot in a shopping mall; a snake handler engages in a war of wits with Soweto police; a fire on Chapman’s Peak reveals an impossibly rare creature; a very feisty cat gets mixed up with a drug-smuggling ring; a trickster trains his dog to masquerade as a service animal – and lots more.
Suitable for animal lovers of all ages, there’s something here for every reader – funny, quirky, fantastic, sad, reflective and exciting, these stories, extracts and poems will leave you purring.
Contributing writers:
Arthur Attwell, Diane Awerbuck, Gabeba Baderoon, Robert Berold, Sarah Lotz, Margaret Clough, Michael Cope, Colleen Crawford Cousins, Gail Dendy, Richard de Nooy, Finuala Dowling, Isobel Dixon, Nerine Dorman, Tom Eaton, Justin Fox, Damon Galgut, Robyn Goss, Michiel Heyns, Colleen Higgs, Jenny Hobbs, Liesl Jobson, Rustum Kozain, Jenna Mervis, Jacqui L’Ange, Sindiwe Magona, Siphiwo Mahala, Niq Mhlongo, Helen Moffett, Julia Martin, Joan Metelerkamp, Thando Mgqolozana, Mmatshilo Motsei, Paige Nick, Yewande Omotoso, S.A. Partridge, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Beverly Rycroft, Alex Smith, Fiona Snyckers, Ivan Vladislavic, Zukiswa Wanner, James Whyle, Makhosazana Xaba
10% of each copy will go to TEARS Animal Rescue
Diane Awerbuck and Helen Moffett compiled and edited this anthology.
“This book ripples and shines with scales and fur and feathers: a fascinating, gloriously various read”
Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk
“The book is an ark of creatures lovingly imagined and brought to life. The bite-sized tales make it perfect reading for those quiet moments when nothing other than the company of something warm and furry will do. Stray conjures memories of pets long gone and leaves you grinning at the chaos unexpected wild animals can cause in suburbia.”
– Terri Dunbar-Curran, Cape Times
