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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

Lockdown: a poem

17/04/2020 nsford 9 Comments

Invisible enemy, Invading the world, Stealing breath, Snatching lives. Your empire will fall. Your soldiers will retreat.   Grieving, hoping,…

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Posted in: Poetry Filed under: poetry, writing

On this day: Kathleen Crofts’ birthday

15/04/2020 nsford 4 Comments

15th April 1921. Kathleen Crofts was born. Eighteen years later, she was a shorthand typist and clerk in Leicester. At…

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

Fiction – tie up the loose ends or leave us with a mystery?

26/03/2020 nsford 21 Comments

‘Do you prefer it when all the loose ends are tied up in a novel or do you like to…

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

Carrot soup: A poem-recipe

26/02/2020 nsford 8 Comments

If you want a healthy dinner, This carrot soup should prove a winner. Vegan, cheap and gluten-free, This easy recipe…

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

My 300th blog post!

20/02/2020 nsford 23 Comments

I can hardly believe I’ve written 300 blog posts already! I thought I would mark the occasion by telling you…

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Posted in: Book Reviews, Poetry, Random, Reading, Theatre, Writing Filed under: blogging, reading, writing

On this day: Georgianna goes to Rio

13/02/2020 nsford Leave a comment

13th February 1927. Georgianna Haggard departed from Southampton to Rio de Janeiro via the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. She…

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

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