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Halloween reading
When I was 14, a friend decided to throw an Ouija board party while her parents were out. We'd watched pirated footage of The Exorcist, where Regan (played by Linda Blair) found and played with a board in her mother's attic and even though the thought
Indigenous Australia: Suffolk Sound Radio Show Notes 15/10/25
Here are all the links from my Suffolk Sound radio slot on Wed 1 October. I was delighted to interview Carrie (Caroline) Fitton, an experienced travel journalist for The London Evening Standard, and contributor to other national newspapers and magazines. For the last 12 years, she has worked in conservation
"It's so commercial now!"
My personal take on Halloween and Día de Muertos, a prequel to a post about Halloween-themed cookbooks and food writing. I'd love you to subscribe to my newsletter; there's a link on the homepage. Halloween was a slightly ramshackle affair in late seventies-eighties England. Back then,
A timeless book on the history of British puddings
I'm updating and reposting some early book reviews originally published on my old Miller's Tale WordPress site. Although I love reading new cookbooks and frequently review them, particularly if they are written by authors traditionally underrepresented in Western publishing lists or cover interesting and unusual topics,