Dear sister Kitty,
It is such a shame you did not choose to stay longer in Hertfordshire, for our Uncle Phillips has hired a new clerk, and Mother declares he is just the sort of man she would like for another son in law. I dare say she will tell you all about him in her next letter. His name is James Alcott, and he is a handsome enough fellow I suppose; if I should be forced to reflect on his appearance. He would do very well for you, Mother declares, if only you were here to have him, and she begs you cut your trip short so that you might meet him before Maria Lucas sets her sights on him. I personally cared little for the man, though I confess I spoke to him little. My father asks to be remembered to yourself, and he says you’re to behave yourself while you’re from home.
Regards, Mary (more…)
Collected July 2009
Part of my plan for tackling boredom this summer was to go through the old issues of Pugwash and collect all the articles I’ve ever written into a portfolio. I found my editorials over the past two years, and figured I’d share – I think they trace Pugwash’s progress pretty well, though I do say it myself! Enjoy! (more…)
Hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates, but exciting stuff has been going on! I’ll attempt to give you a rundown of the news before I head off to bash out some articles – hopefully there’ll be a plethora of new stuff up here over the next week or so, so do check back.
The big news is that I was headhunted, and am now the new freelance proofreader/editor of a local magazine! You may not have heard of it, but you’ve probably seen it around. CityLife is distributed on the new Greyhound buses, as well as at ferry terminals, hotels and so on, as well as places like Cascades and Gunwharf. From the next issue onwards, my name will be on it, so do pick up a copy if you spot one. (more…)
I am happiest when I am busy, so I have started a new side project!
When I joined Twitter, I followed all the key dog press outlets in the UK, hoping they would update regularly and that I could get all my canine news from them. However, none of them tweet half as much as I would like them to, despite there being a lot going on in the world of dogs. This is probably because they are busy putting out papers and magazines, writing high quality articles longer than 140 characters in length; but I get most of my news from a Twitter feed these days, and I know other people out there do too. (more…)
I’m on work experience!
The nice people over at K9 Magazine were kind enough to offer me some experience researching and writing articles for their website and magazine, so while I am still doing what I love best (writing about dogs), I will not be doing it here for a while.
However, you can check them out and see some of my articles over there – I have posted the links to the two that have gone up so far below, and will post the rest shortly.
I am really enjoying the experience so far, and am looking forward to the rest of the week. They are keeping me busy though, so I’d better get back to it! Wish me luck!
What I’ve done so far:
“12 Greyhounds Free to Good Homes”
