THE STORY OF WRITING A NOVEL PART 1: THE BOOK THAT DIED.
"It would be called Can of Worms. Sunday Times Bestseller list, here I come." In this first episode of the series, I am going back to the very beginning when I attempted my first novel. Skip Intr...
30 Heinä 202510min
BILLBOARD DAD
I made the mistake of asking Dad, “But do billboards actually work?” I may as well have asked if Tottenham Hotspur was a synchronised swimming team. This week is about growing up in an 80s advertisi...
16 Heinä 20258min
THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL PROM
"The turnout was 50 girls and 10 terrified boys..." This week is a flashback to my 2010 school prom...which wasn't anything like the ones in the movies. Skip Introduction | 2:27 Follow me | @Mary...
2 Heinä 20259min
FINDING MY TRUE COLOURS AT THE RUGBY.
"I then remembered it wasn't football, so these grown-ups could be trusted not to punch each other in the face..." I went to the rugby final on Saturday, which made me reflect on my football upbrin...
18 Kesä 20259min
THE GREAT BRITISH BIRTHDAY
“STOP! I LEFT THE CHEESE!” We twisted around and punted back to the boathouse to collect the cheese. 🧀 It's Hermione's birthday, and this year we all went punting in Oxford. I made the mistake of g...
4 Kesä 20259min
MY RETURN TO HINGE
"I was biting into my vegetable kebab when I received a message from the Hinge bloke. I read the top line and rolled my eyes..." It's been over a year since I've been on Hinge, but I'm now back on t...
21 Touko 202510min
WHEN THE GIRLS WENT TO FRANCE...
"I did wonder, as I was walking around the Eiffel Tower in a red dress, whether, perhaps, I had watched too many movies..." This week on The Quack, I reflect on the face-palm moments from my recent ...
7 Touko 202513min
HOW TO COMPLIMENT A STRANGER: THE RESULT.
"3 days into the challenge, I realised I wasn't the dazzling compliment giver I originally thought I was." For Lent, instead of giving up cherry cola Tic-Tacs, I challenged myself to compliment...
23 Huhti 20259min
