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ah, life – degrees, pregnancy, trees etc etc etc

October 19, 2026 nesskingsley

Yesterday, we ventured forth, and I showed the baby trees and we stood underneath outstretched branches - me for the umpteenth time, them for probably their first. (I don't know what the baby gets up to at night! They might escape and caper around the local park or dabble in communism!)

Tagged education, family, life, motherhood, pregnancy, reading, writing3 Comments
ness talks books

did Georgette Heyer RISE FROM THE DEAD AND WRITE A NEW BOOK? (no.)

August 23, 2026August 23, 2026 nesskingsley

‘But’, he continued, ‘I am far too young and handsome for marriage. It is almost unethical.’

Tagged book reviews, book-review, books, fiction, Georgette Heyer, heyer, new release, official heyer novel, reading, review, sophie irwin2 Comments
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ness talks books

is alice chetwynd ley as good as georgette heyer (vibes only review)

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 nesskingsley

The sun would briefly shine through and I would think 'oh that is Heyer-esque' but then the clouds would roll back in and I was left with shadows and regrets.

Tagged alice chetwynd ley, book-review, books, fiction, Georgette Heyer, reading, regency romance, romance2 Comments
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if i could put timeeeee in a bottle | writing diaries #4

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 nesskingsley

As Jane Austen said, the heat keeps one 'in a continual state of inelegance' and I feel that. I really, really do.

Tagged draft, life, writing, writing diaries, writing festival5 Comments
ness' slow descent into madness / rants, not my cuppa

jean-jacques rousseau, please stop confessing!

June 24, 2026May 31, 2026 nesskingsley

Jean-Jacques was born. And everybody has been suffering ever since.

Tagged books, i can't stand this man, jeans-jacques rousseau, reading, sheer hatred6 Comments

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