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- Sorry Nigel Farage – Talking Books loved ‘Talking France’…
- Talking crime – on why we love a good murder mystery….
- Let’s focus on the words: Peter, Tony, and a Portrait of Keats
- Why Mrs T should have left the room quietly, closing the door behind her….
- ‘In relation to’ what? On ‘Talking Books’ and chewing words….
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Last year’s medical model – depression as part of the human condition
On Saturday I was lucky enough to attend the Annual Spring Conference organised by the Taunton Association for Psychotherapy (TAP). This year’s theme was depression and the day was marketed as ‘Dialogues Around Depression’ – a title which reflected the different … Continue reading
On receiving some wonderful old news……
As some of my regular readers may be aware, I was commissioned earlier this year, by the new social history imprint of Pen and Sword Books, to write a book about the impact of the first world war on the … Continue reading
Posted in Book, Family History, History, London, Writing
Tagged Books, Family History, First Blitz, First World War, Great War, Historic Newspapers, London, reading, research, Shell Shocked Britain, WW1, Zeppelin raids
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Sarah’s story – family history and poetry from the darkest places…
In a previous post, I wrote of Sarah Hardiman, the first (and only legal) wife of my Great Grandfather George Hardiman. George Hardiman was a journeyman silversmith, born in 1839 in an impoverished part of Clerkenwell, North London. Sarah (nee … Continue reading
Lets focus on the day job….On life coaching, creativity & the local economy
There are very few writers, even those with published work on the shelf, who can say that they earn a living wage solely from that writing. A few articles, the novel-in-progress or in my case the fund-raising anthology don’t pay the mortgage. … Continue reading
Crikey I’ve got a website! Taking control of my freelance life…
I have recently received some sage advice about how I must run my freelance business. I need structure, routine and a business plan. I need to market my work efficiently online, keep accurate financial records and get out ‘there’. My ad hoc … Continue reading
Calling Clerkenwell home – roots in roguish & revolutionary soil
The line between ‘family’ and ‘social’ history is becoming ever more blurred. For me, studying my tree has always been more about the history surrounding the lives of my ancestors than finding each and every distant relation. I know I … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, History, London
Tagged Clerkenwell, Crime, Family History, George Gissing, history, London, poverty, research, Victorian
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Competing for belief: Seances, Spiritualism & The Church between the wars
Editor’s note: This is the 11th in a series of monthly mental health guest posts. This month we have a slightly different perspective. After reading my guest post on Spiritualist Helen Duncan for the Kith & Kin Research blog, Counsellor … Continue reading
Posted in History, Mental health, Religion, Writing
Tagged Church of England, history, Mediums, mental health, research, seance, spiritualism, writing
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Keats at Guys Hospital Pt 1 – Life in a ‘jumbled heap’ of ‘murky buildings’
Whilst researching for a longer post about John Keats and his medical studies, I had the opportunity to read some accounts of the student accommodation he shared during the time he spent at Guy’s Hospital, in London. They are fascinating, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Keats, Poetry
Tagged Guy's Hospita, history, John Keats, Keats, King's Bench Prison, London, Marshalsea, Photos, research, Southwark
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The high cost of learning: valuing a study of our past
I don’t know about you, dear reader, but I occasionally feel the urge to have a really good rant. These explosions of fury are usually of no practical use, but occasionally they can be incredibly productive. I had one on … Continue reading
2011 – I may not be SMART but I might have FUN….
I read on Yahoo News this morning that the way to ensure you stick to New Year’s Resolutions is to ensure that they are, in management-speak, SMART. Having spent years in strategy development and research this is a term that … Continue reading
