Tag: isle of wight
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Attempts in Adulting
Okay. My original plan was to have a daily blog about writing my dissertation over the summer. But, as you can see, that did not happen. I have now finished my MLitt (I passed!), and am job-hunting (it’s anxiety-inducing). I might do a PhD (again in Creative Writing), in which case I would try to…
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A ‘Futureless Paradise’ Pt. 3: A Different Fate: Alternative Reality
A boy, the spit of Freddy when he was little, charging about the lawn of 41 Kensington Gardens with a football, Edith proudly sitting by in a lawn chair and calling out “Pass it to Uncle Percy!” Percy, not particularly inclined to sports, runs around after the child gently, and when passed the ball kicks…
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A ‘Futureless Paradise’: Tales of Edith Thompson
*This is actually the first chunk of my dissertation, there are three, more to come* A Ghost in Shanklin Chapter 1 Betty Haunt Lane Won’t you tell me the story of Betty Haunt Lane? A young woman rests there whose love was her bane What else holds this Isle of the past’s refrain … I’ve…
The Hopeful Edwardian 