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a golden autumn // a memory

January 26, 2022January 11, 2022 nesskingsley

There was no sign of rain, the sun was out and shining so warmly you could almost believe it wasn't autumn at all.

Tagged a walk, autumn, countryside, england, fall, reading, rosemary sutcliff, the lantern bearers2 Comments
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there were no dukes but there was ramses: london, a trip

December 15, 2021December 10, 2021 nesskingsley

I hung out with some mummies too and we had a nice little chat about life, death, and how their internal organs were out, and mine were in.

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endurance, and the tragic woe of the library computers being down

December 1, 2021November 21, 2021 nesskingsley

NASA? CALL ME. I'M READY

Tagged audiobook, books, endurance, library, scott kelly, writing3 Comments
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adventures

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 nesskingsley

Jim Kirk wasn't there which was a terribly tragic disappointment that I've yet to recover from.

Tagged adventures, books, graveyard, iss, reading, space, star gazing, support the arts3 Comments
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how to design a front cover for your book – a follow up

November 3, 2021October 31, 2021 nesskingsley

It's back! It has a new front cover! It's been edited! It's as short as ever! And I didn't: a) do the editing or b) do the front cover design and yes, I call that an absolute win.

Tagged design, front cover, indie publishing, our intrepid heroine6 Comments

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