Category Archives: Life in Bloomsbury

The Last Blog

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Susannah J. Bell

This is my final blog for the foreseeable future. Please support this struggling author by reading and reviewing my books! A good place to start would be THE NIGHTMARIST, a collection of short stories which you can read about on … Continue reading →

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The day the Queen died

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Susannah J. Bell

I was making dinner when I heard the announcement. The radio was on in the kitchen and Radio 3 was playing some or other music (no idea what it was) when someone suddenly said: “We interrupt this programme … ” … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Bloomsbury

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Susannah J. Bell

During lockdown, I took many photographs to share on my job’s Facebook page. I called the series Beautiful Bloomsbury. To my mind, it was beautiful because there were so few people in it! The first lockdown took place during the … Continue reading →

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How deep does this drought go?

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Susannah J. Bell

I love Windy. It was introduced to me by a work colleague some years ago and I used to sit poring over it obsessively – usually looking for rain. No doubt you’ve heard me whitter on endlessly about the severe … Continue reading →

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Remembering the 7/7 Bombings

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Susannah J. Bell

Like most days that end up being tumultuous, the 7th of July 2005 began like any other. I walked my daughter to school. Then I headed off to the west end for a few small purchases. Walking home, I noticed … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022: A Fresh Start, General, Life in Bloomsbury, My Books | Tagged 7/7 bombings, Bloomsbury, bomb attack, Daniel Biddle, London bombs, terror attack, terrorism | Leave a comment

Redundancy in the time of a British Apocalypse

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Susannah J. Bell

I have just been made redundant. I can’t think of a more terrible time to lose a job. The economy has gone to hell in several handbaskets and the future looks bleaker than the bleakest bleak thing. If you ever … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022: A Fresh Start, General, Life in Bloomsbury | Tagged apocalypse, disability, eye problems, joblife, library assistant, losing your job, pandemic, photophobic, redundancy, redundant, UCL, working from home, worklife | Leave a comment

Haunted by a moment of excruciating embarrassment

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Susannah J. Bell

I have an issue with my buzzer. Everyone rings it. The postwoman who can’t get in. A delivery guy for someone else. Students at 3am who forgot their keys and are off their faces so just ring all the buzzers … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022: A Fresh Start, General, Life in Bloomsbury | Tagged bad temper, depression, embarrassment, london life, paranoia | Leave a comment

Mass Observation Day

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Susannah J. Bell

Mass Observation Day occurred on the 12th of May. I heard about it on the radio the day before so thought it would be interesting to take part. However, once I’d written up something on the day in question, I … Continue reading →

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Snow!

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Susannah J. Bell

Just sitting here watching the snow. Too sick to do much else. It’s slightly ironic that just when I decided to stop doing my coronavirus diary I should actually go and catch coronavirus. It’s bloody horrible. I feel horrible. But … Continue reading →

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Music I listened to in 2020

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Susannah J. Bell

This is not a definitive list and it’s not in any particular order, but these are the tracks I kept coming back to all year. I also listen to a lot of “wallpaper” YouTube channels and have listed my three … Continue reading →

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