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Why Narcissists Can Kill…In A Thousand Ways
Everywhere you look on social media there are posts about narcissists and the damage they can wreak. Books and therapists abound to help people damaged by their abusive actions. But kill? Really? Oh yes. In researching my Crime Dictionary, I delved into their...
Got A Vagina And An Opinion? You’re Screwed
Got an opinion? A brain? And a vagina? Stop right there. You’re already screwed. If you think we’ve come a long way since the Suffragettes died for our rights, think again. Those rights have been eroded over the pandemic as women were once more forced back into doing...
The Pandemic Blues
When this is over I’m going to throw back the covers of propriety, say all the things I should have said and possibly a few more. I’m going to stagger home at night with a hot bag of chips in my hands to soak up that last unwise drink I had with friends... Ah yes,...
Have You Ever Gone to Bed Hungry?
Have you ever gone to bed hungry? Worse, have you ever woken up still hungry and gone through your day with a growling belly? I have. And I did so to make sure my child would have enough to eat instead. When my daughter’s father left, he also left me with £8 in coins...
The Author Who Helped Catch A Killer
True crime fans love to bend their brains around cold cases and follow the clues that might help solve them at last. Few, however, are as successful as Michelle McNamara, author of I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, who tied together seemingly separate crimes as the work of...
Be A North Star
I always used to sing when I was at my unhappiest. Through lousy student jobs, hideous break-ups and life’s disappointments I would trill away, sounding happy as a lark. Except, of course, I wasn’t. But that didn’t matter because the act of singing seemed to convince...