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47 Things About Being 50 That I Never Understood Until Now

Holy hell, I’m HOW old?

5 min readJun 4, 2022

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Lady in 50’s dress holding a tray with packets of butter, peas and icecream

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An Open Letter to the “All Politicians Are The Same” Crowd

Let’s face it, we all lie. However there are levels.

4 min readOct 9, 2023

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An Open Letter to the “All Politicians Are The Same” Crowd

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The Dastardly Deeds of Captain John “Mad Jack” Byron

The father of the poet and scandal magnet, Lord George Gordon Byron, was notorious in his own right

7 min readApr 13, 2023

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The Dastardly Deeds of Captain John “Mad Jack” Byron

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The Brief and Terrible Marriage of Lord and Lady Byron — Part One

Lord Bryon was officially not good husband material

8 min readMar 27, 2023

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The Brief and Terrible Marriage of Lord and Lady Byron — Part One

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The Lover in The Attic

The Strange and Murderous Tale of Walburga “Dolly” Oesterriech

3 min readOct 24, 2022

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A slightly confused looking middle aged white lady sits on a chair with a white fox stole around her neck. She is Walberga “Dolly” Oesterriech. She is definitely more of a vamp than her outward appearance would suggest.

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Quantum Entanglement and Poontang

The occasionally confusing nature of reader engagement

4 min readAug 5, 2021

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Quantum Entanglement and Poontang

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How To Cure Reader’s Block

This under-recognised mental illness symptom is beatable with the right approach

5 min readJul 19, 2021

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How To Cure Reader’s Block

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Walking Back to Happiness

Use mindful movement to bring you back to a calm centre

4 min readJul 3, 2021

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Walking Back to Happiness

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It Is Possible To Annoy Your Child’s Pet Fish

And you are being judged by them.

6 min readJul 3, 2021

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It Is Possible To Annoy Your Child’s Pet Fish

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Why Project Managers Quit

4 min readJul 3, 2021

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The Duffer's Diary

The Duffer's Diary

Mental health, parenting, politics, history and ranting at an indifferent universe. Sometimes funny. Just had an accidental 9 month hiatus from writing.

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