Author: aloysius-bear

Then came the cutting of the cake! It was a bit precarious, since the stack was taller than the humans, but these individual cupcakes were scrummy.

The festivities concluded with a ceilidh, which was tremendous fun, if a little warm. My humans’ present to the bride and groom was a ceilidh tune and dance specially commissioned for the day, and it went off extremely well.

And, of course, we mustn’t forget the happy couple themselves! It’s been a long and sometimes difficult road for them, so it was wonderful to share their big day with them. They certainly seemed to enjoy themselves, as did I!

Hello! My name is Bear and this personal statement will explain why I am the only choice (or at least one of three) for the post of stunt double for the inimitable Alan Measles. Now, you may be ready to dismiss me immediately for having such an uninspiring name. Do not be hasty! It’s a…

I have also self-published a selection of tales in The Book of Bear, a copy of which is available to the judges on request.

To give a brief summary of my experience, I am widely travelled (Italy, much of Canada, India, Lapland, The Netherlands, California, Washington DC and Florida in the US). Lapland earlier this year was particularly beautiful, if a little chilly.

I have met many people (human and otherwise) on my travels, some of them friendly…

…and some of them not so friendly!

As for my other hobbies, they are many and various. I’ve never actually been sky diving – I did, however, once try Frisbee surfing…

…though it didn’t turn out quite as planned!