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Helen Escott
Feb 18, 20223 min read
Pandemics and fashion: Are we ready to throw away our corsets and bedazzled face masks!
We are not the first generation to experience a pandemic that forced us to stay home in our pajamas, wear masks and rethink how we...
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Helen Escott
Jan 31, 20223 min read
How to be an author. Write what you know
Isn’t that what we are told? To be a good writer you must write what you know… but… what do we know? I know a lot of things that people...
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Helen Escott
Jan 28, 20221 min read
Win a signed copy of Operation Trafficked
Get the first chapter of bestseller Operation Trafficked for free & you could win a signed copy by registering for 'A Novel Idea' Helen...
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Helen Escott
Jan 27, 20223 min read
What happens when your oxygen is cut - Of self-care and cold showers
Before a plane takes off, the flight attendant will take you through the safety rules. One of the things she will show you is what to do...
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Helen Escott
Sep 13, 20213 min read
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Minnie May 2010 -2021 A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than she loves herself. I have heard people say they would...
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Helen Escott
Mar 2, 20213 min read
I want to be the night-mayor (pronounced nightmare) of St. John’s
Being the mayor of the city of St. John’s can’t be an easy job. Who would want it? I certainly wouldn’t. Your day would be filled with...
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Helen Escott
Mar 2, 20213 min read
Let’s agree right now that the middle seat on a plane is not coming back
Everybody is talking about how excited they are to go back to travelling once the pandemic ends. That’s all I hear when I run into...
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Helen Escott
Mar 2, 20214 min read
A Stroke of Bad Luck
I reach down and ran my hand along my calf. I should have shaved my legs that day. The funny things you think about when you’re sitting...
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Helen Escott
Mar 2, 20214 min read
Destroy Your Children’s Dreams Now Before it’s too Late
When I was young, we used to have a piano in our living room. And I loved dinging away on that piano to my mother’s great dismay. I went...
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Helen Escott
Nov 24, 20202 min read
Prostitution is the oldest profession… but really isn’t it just the oldest form of oppression
They say prostitution is the oldest profession… but really isn’t it just the oldest form of oppression? St. John's city council has...
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