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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: Seven rioters sentenced

28/06/2020 nsford Leave a comment

28th June 1880. In the court at the town of Stafford, Edward Heatherley, William Richards, Patrick Lanner, George Wright, Thomas…

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

A-Z of my blog!

28/05/2020 nsford 19 Comments

I thought it would be fun to do an A-Z of my blog (too much time on my hands?) so…

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Posted in: Book Reviews, Film & TV, Music, Poetry, Random, Reading, Theatre, Writing Filed under: blogging, books, films, humans, music, poetry, reading, resources, reviews, TV, writers, writing

On this day: Gaudah Singh arrives at Liverpool

22/05/2020 nsford Leave a comment

22nd May 1910. Having travelled from Forçados, Nigeria via the African Steamship Company, Gaudah Singh arrived at Liverpool, England. He…

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

Tiny problems which are ridiculously annoying

15/05/2020 nsford 28 Comments

For no reason whatsoever, here are some small problems which I find disproportionately irritating. It’s not a definitive list, these…

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

10 things I’ve learned about guitars

21/04/2020 nsford 8 Comments

My first guitar was an empty tissue box with elastic bands over it, a long time ago. I’ve recently acquired…

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Posted in: Music Filed under: music, resources, writing

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