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Family Murder Mystery (Part 7): Revealing John Walker, and Theories of Frederick's Death
An update on John Walker Before I delve into my theories on what might have happened to Frederick George Bull, I first want to announce...
Lavinia Thompson
Dec 4, 2023
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Family Murder Mystery (Part 5): the Bull Marriage
A man who spent his life as a seafarer drifted somewhere between the woman he had waiting at home and the sea stretching out vast before...
Lavinia Thompson
Oct 10, 2022
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Lilacs and Thunderstorms: Springtime Depression
Sometimes I hide within bleakness. At least, that’s how it’s felt lately. Work stress. Financial hardship. Feeling stuck in various...
Lavinia Thompson
Jun 8, 2022
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Family Murder Mystery (part 3)
THe Backdrop: Exploring Frederick George Bull's early life Frederick George Bull grew up between two worlds in London: the ending of the...
Lavinia Thompson
Apr 17, 2022
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UK Mother's Day: A Celebration of Heritage
Intergenerational trauma is a topic that has spanned a few of my posts lately between here and Medium. But today, Mother’s Day in the UK,...
Lavinia Thompson
Mar 27, 2022
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Musings: Mortality and Sunsets
A friend of mine lost her husband recently. A wonderful man. Kind, compassionate, funny. They’re both the types of people emitting loving...
Lavinia Thompson
Mar 20, 2022
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Cover Reveal Time!!
Official cover for "Martha Holmes Mysteries" has arrived! I couldn't be more excited. I wasn't expecting to release "Martha Holmes...
Lavinia Thompson
Feb 14, 2022
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January Writing Prompts 13
"Make Me Whole" Sometimes pieces don’t realign as envisioned. Sometimes they crumble to pile up as dust. Or they crack and shatter across...
Lavinia Thompson
Jan 22, 2022
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January Writing Prompts 12
"Empty Tomorrows" We are ghosts of empty tomorrows; the bleak grey hues overshadowing the sun waiting for light to break through, waiting...
Lavinia Thompson
Jan 22, 2022
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January Writing Prompts
10: #sixwordstory He wrecked her. She rose again. Image by Catharina77 from Pixabay
Lavinia Thompson
Jan 12, 2022
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January Writing Prompts 8
"Forever" It’s a blessing and a curse that we don’t live forever. We remain whilend yet days seem like years, years like days, and...
Lavinia Thompson
Jan 10, 2022
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January Writing Prompts 6
"Grey Skies" I dwelt with dreariness, staring up into blue-grey clouds wondering if that day was when I ended things, immobilized in a...
Lavinia Thompson
Jan 7, 2022
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January Writing Prompts 5: Haiku
"Forweary" Ensorcell me now before I divagate off, weary of it all. Image by Markus Spiske from Pixabay
Lavinia Thompson
Jan 6, 2022
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January Writing Prompt 3
The Fire within An atrabilious night in which I gave up; scintillating stars somehow melancholic and mopey. The ebony, edacious, devoured...
Lavinia Thompson
Jan 4, 2022
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Angel of Death: Reta Mays
update In October 2021, more details were revealed on the investigation that led up to the arrest of Reta Mays. The details are outlined...
Lavinia Thompson
May 20, 2021
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The Degrees of Monstrosity 3: Arsenic
In the era where we find Mary Ann Cotton, arsenic was everywhere. One could find it in rat poison, candles, face powders, candies,...
Lavinia Thompson
May 3, 2021
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Monthly Musing: Is Blogging Still Alive?
Part 2 of my Book Marketing blog series. The media we consume changes in the blink of an eye. Within one or two short decades,...
Lavinia Thompson
Feb 14, 2021
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Monthly Muse: Book Marketing Part 1: Author Websites
With the upcoming release of “Beyond Dark 1: Belladonna”, I have been immersed in book marketing research. The bane of authors....
Lavinia Thompson
Jan 2, 2021
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A Research Dump: the Pink Panthers
This blog has been full recently of discussing “Beyond Dark” and the upcoming launch of “Belladonna” (it’s coming, I promise! I want to...
Lavinia Thompson
Nov 8, 2020
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Belladonna's Roots 7: The Music
My Spotify is out of control. Like, there are so many playlists. It’s endless. Music is my addiction, and it spills over into my writing....
Lavinia Thompson
Oct 13, 2020
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