The BritLit project has worked with a lot of stimulating writers over the years.  Most of them have become firm friends of the project team and with teachers from many countries with whom they have worked, shared ideas and found a common interest.  Louise Cooper was one such writer, and when she died suddenly last month for many who had met her in the course of the project it was like losing a friend.  Immediately a group of teachers who had worked with her earlier this year decided they wanted to record their memories of her visit to their schools.  You can see what they had to say here http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/britlit/our-memories-louise-cooper.  We also decided to post two of Louise's very short stories that have provoked so much enjoyable activity in classes and, with the kind permission of publishers OUP, that is what we have done.  You can find 'Teeth' here http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/Teeth_0.pdf and 'Foot and Mouth' here http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/foot_mouth.pdf

 Sad times.

Fitch