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Jenny Ireland: A Fear of Flying

I wasn’t always scared of flying. At university I flew all the time because my boyfriend (now husband) […]

Jenny IrelandPlacesTrue Stories Posted on November 19, 2018July 24, 2020
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Lucy Neal: High Chair

Almost eight years ago, it arrived in the post. Given that Ms Knackered had gleefully chosen it to […]

True Stories Posted on November 19, 2018December 13, 2021
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Christina Tolan: Biggest Fan

I attended the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. I was thrilled – every literary agency imaginable was listed […]

True StoriesWork Posted on October 17, 2018December 13, 2021
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Philippa Hall: Overheard at Wedding Reception

Her: Where’s the waiter? I’m desperate for a refill. Before Izzy’s relatives glug all the champagne. There are […]

True Stories Posted on September 21, 2018January 6, 2026
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Stephanie Scala: Laughter Lines

I’ve always yearned to be funny, smart-clever funny, like ‘Chandler’ from Friends or ‘Wolowitz?’ from Big Bang Theory.  Like […]

True Stories Posted on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018
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Jane Steele’s Pacemaker Days

Having survived the first six weeks of life with her pacemaker, our contributor shares her highs and lows […]

StyleTrue Stories Posted on August 7, 2018September 10, 2019
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Philippa Hall: CHRONICLES OF AN ASPIRING NOVELIST

Philippa Hall on starting her novel.  Writer: ‘It was a dark and stormy night. Suddenly, a shot rang […]

True StoriesWork Posted on July 12, 2018December 13, 2021
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Christina’s Cruise Log

Christina Tolan has set off on her first ever cruise and agreed to share the experience in this […]

PlacesTrue Stories Posted on July 6, 2018December 13, 2021
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(A correspondence about point of view)

We recently had an email exchange about point of view in story-telling. Let’s just say, it escalated…  —–Original Message—– From: […]

Private Letters Posted on July 2, 2018December 13, 2021

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