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Zanesh Catkin

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Zanesh Catkin

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Zanesh Catkin was horribly disfigured in a childhood accident; as a result he lived much of his life hidden in attics. He was taken in by a kind family from Minnesota, who offered a loving home and some plastic surgery. Later, they moved to Australia and the confusion really set in.

Pangamonium Chapter One -- Arrested Without Cause

Some travel to find themselves—I was travelling to get lost. Panga seemed a perfect place to start. Ever since the monarchy of the tiny kingdom had been overwhelmed by a military regime, the ban on international telecommunications and the web meant that anyone was hard to pin down. Here I couldn’t be phoned, emailed, texted or poked on Facebook. You couldn’t even Google me. In short, it was a good Read more of this blog post »
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Published on July 12, 2012 17:40 Tags: pangamonium
Average rating: 3.86 · 21 ratings · 10 reviews · 2 distinct works
Pangamonium

3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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The Ludic Mode of Pangamonium

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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“Italics are like a rash -- you never know whether to ignore them entirely or whether the more you attention you give the more they spread.”
Zanesh Catkin
tags: humour

“Travel broadens the mind. Travel shrinks the wallet. Travel shrivels the testicles.”
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tags: humour

“If a book falls open in a library and no one sees it, is it still writing? Or is it simply a page bearing abstract markings?”
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tags: humour

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“She had her head in a book. Like me she preferred reading about travel to actually traveling; it was so much more comfortable.”
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“Travel broadens the mind. Travel shrinks the wallet. Travel shrivels the testicles.”
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“Some travel to find themselves—I was travelling to get lost.”
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