Fiona Finks, AKA The Masters Student has been going through her mother Gillian’s papers (pictured), trying to work out where she disappeared to on 23 August 2025. As yet there are no clues.
However, from her initial explorations, it looks as if Fiona has found extracts from one of her mother’s unpublished projects, first mentioned late 2024: Little Grapefruit Goes To Sea. (You may have read – and indeed contributed to – the earlier volume, Little Grapefruit Takes the Bus).
Some green tea slips will be shared on this site once Fiona has had a chance to order and archive them.
These extracts have very basic illustrations (black and white pencil drawings). With Gillian gone/away there are no committee members willing/able to contribute further attempts at art works. Enthusiastic GANTOBers may wish to provide more developed images to accompany the forthcoming posts.
With The Benefaktor also gone, it is not known whether this will ultimately form the basis of book. I suppose that depends on the quality of Gillian’s writing (which is, as I have mentioned, being carefully documented) and the GANTOB network’s response.
MAUREEN, 27 November 2025
Acting General Manager of GANTOB while Gillian is missing
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