Creatures Caves

First of all, I want to apologise for the significant lack of activity on the column recently. I went on an emergency hiatus, to allow me to concentrate fully on my A Level exams - these will determine my future to some degree, whether I move onto university or go into full-time employment, so they are rather important. The other reason is the unforeseen infestation of relentless (and I mean relentless!) spam bots. Hopefully Rascii will be able to ban these automated scripts from submitting to the column.

I just want to thank you all for being patient beyond the boundaries of patience. You are all wonderful and I can reassure you that business will recommence again soon, once the column's backlog and the spam bot submissions have been tidied up. I'm afraid however, that I might not be able to deal with any existing questions, as we may have to wipe the backlog completely.

When the column returns to normal, feel absolutely free to submit the tongue in cheek, clever questions we all enjoy reading and I, with a
Ask Laura Greener Than Green Pen? in my paw and my magical helper Doozers by my side, will attempt to answer them to the best of my ability.

Thank you again for your patience and understanding!

Laura, your apologetic agony aunt.