It's been put to me several times now that the mental imagery delivered by the term 'meerkatting' in
The Baggage Handler is spot on. It's the sort of feedback that a writer loves.
I care for the whole story of course
(I mean, of course I do, I wrote the damn thing ... the important question is does anyone else?), but there are times when you come up with a concept or a phrase or a sliver of dialogue that you feel a little giddy about.
Something that tickles you pink and you feel guilty about being so happy with because it feels self-indulgent enough to be pathetic.
And yet it happens.

Meerkatting is one of those phrases. The picture explains what it means pretty much precisely.
It's not that important. It's just a thing, you know? But I loved it when I found it, and it seems other people are liking it too.
That, ultimately, is the only reason I write.