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On this day: Irish girl arrives in New York

15/07/2019 nsford Leave a comment

15th July 1850. Bridget Cannon arrived in New York. She was 10 years old. An Irish emigrant, she had voyaged…

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

On this day: 14-year-old girl avoids prison sentence

27/06/2019 nsford Leave a comment

27th June 1815. In Middlesex, England, Mary Dinan was acquitted of larceny. She was 14. Had she been found guilty,…

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

My worst job interviews

20/06/2019 nsford 17 Comments

I’ve had many job interviews over the years. The ones that went badly were sometimes due to me being unprepared…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: employment, humans, random, writers

On this day: Norris marries her English man

10/06/2019 nsford 2 Comments

10th June 1793. Norris Scully married William English in the Parish of St Marylebone, Westminster. Norris made an ‘x’ in…

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

Ordinary people of the past – this is for you

03/06/2019 nsford 9 Comments

On this day in history, billions of events occurred. Some of these turned out to be important in the grand…

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

Awkward! – No name

22/04/2019 nsford 17 Comments

It’s your first day of a new job. It’s going well. You’ve been introduced to so many people that no…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: humans, writing

5 cultural trends I want to throw in the bin

13/04/2019 nsford 24 Comments

Usually I wouldn’t dream of blogging about things that annoy me, for fear that people would find my opinions boring…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: humans, random, trends

Awkward! – Horrible cooking

24/03/2019 nsford 8 Comments

Novelty apron on? Check. Oven pre-heated? Check. Recipe book open? Check. Then it’s time to work your kitchen magic. You’re…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: humans, writing

Awkward! – Touching hands

24/02/2019 nsford 6 Comments

You’re buying crisps or crayons or maybe some emergency cat treats at the shop around the corner. There’s no self-service…

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Awkward! – Pavement battles

24/01/2019 nsford 7 Comments

You’re walking along. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, there’s a rainbow over the rooftops and joy in…

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