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She Dreams of Diggers: a short story

16/02/2021 nsford 4 Comments

They crawl over the poisoned land, clawing at the earth. Why are they digging? What are they looking for? She…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: short stories, writing

Let’s go read a book: a poem

30/01/2021 nsford 11 Comments

Weather’s bad, the news is bleak, It’s been a bloody awful week, So fed up you can barely speak… Let’s…

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Posted in: Poetry, Writing Filed under: poetry, writing

On this day: Margaret begins her prison sentence

24/01/2021 nsford 2 Comments

24th January 1849. Margaret Cullinane, aged 30, was admitted to jail in Cork, Ireland, for stealing potatoes. Her sentence was…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: history, research, resources, writing

On this day: Pilgrims become parents at sea

10/12/2020 nsford 2 Comments

10th December 1884. A baby was born on the steamship Angier Head. The names of his parents were recorded as…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: research, resources, writing

Dystopia 2020: a poem

28/10/2020 nsford 17 Comments

  We’re living in Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. What is Truth? We can’t be sure. Censorship, fake news, watched all the…

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Posted in: Poetry, Writing Filed under: humans, poetry, writing

On this day: Alexander joins the Royal Navy

17/10/2020 nsford 2 Comments

17th October 1917. Alexander Snoad joined the Navy during the First World War, at the age of 27. Born in…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: research, resources, writing

On this day: Emily goes to the workhouse

21/09/2020 nsford 5 Comments

21st September 1903. Emily Norkett and her illegitimate baby son William Thomas Norkett were admitted to the City Road Workhouse…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: research, resources, writing

A paperback, an e-book and an audiobook walk into a bar

26/08/2020 nsford 24 Comments

Audiobook: I’ll get the first round. What’ll it be, guys? Paperback: Large glass of white wine, please. E-book: Vodka and…

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Posted in: Reading, Writing Filed under: reading, trends, writing

On this day: Thomasine enters the asylum

20/08/2020 nsford 5 Comments

20th August 1898. Thomasine Amelia Lean was admitted to Cornwall County Asylum, Bodmin. She had a husband, Henry, and was…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: history, research, resources

On this day: Cora Coombe’s birthday

27/07/2020 nsford 4 Comments

27th July 1908. In Chelmsford, Essex, a girl was born to Ettie and John Coombe (a prison warder). Cora’s middle…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: history, research, resources

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