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THE SPOON-BENDING DETECTIVE
In the mystical world of childhood
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Georgina Bruce
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UMBWALA, AND OTHER AWKWARD QUESTIONS
Like, who the hell is Sandra Bollocks?
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Georgina Bruce
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FORAGING FOR KEBABS
Contains emergency geology, Christian Erotica, and unnameable foodstuffs that lurk in the woods
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Georgina Bruce
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September 2024

MAGIC BABIES AND THE END OF THE WORLD
Dreams of what might have been
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Georgina Bruce
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THERE'S A GNAT IN MY BREAD BIN, WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
Just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you
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Georgina Bruce
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MY TWEEDLEDEEDLE
A post dedicated to the memory of Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings
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Georgina Bruce
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
But mainly to the manager of the cheapest Premier Inn in Newcastle city centre
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Georgina Bruce
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August 2024

NIGHTGOWNS AND PALANQUINS
On the joys of small talk, and a proposed exchange program for misanthropists
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Georgina Bruce
15
LIFE, FRIENDS, IS BORING
Or maybe it’s just you?
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Georgina Bruce
35
HOW TO BE COMPLETELY NORMAL AND NOT AT ALL WEIRD
Part Two of A Brief History of Lies
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Georgina Bruce
5
THE RICH ARE DIFFERENT
They have more publishing contracts. And more gay dogs.
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Georgina Bruce
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF LIES
I come from a long line of liars. Well, okay. That might not be completely true. But I definitely come from a short line of liars, I know that much.
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Georgina Bruce
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