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A Secret Skill Borne from Great Boredom
Here’s a skill you never knew I had: playing dead.
 • Ruth Crilly
Nightgowns, Fire Escapes and "Giving It An Airing"
I’ve been searching for a new nightdress.
 • Ruth Crilly
Boiling Badger Skulls: Is This How We've Stayed Married?
‘Auntie Jean’s* been having apparitions,’ I said to Rich, as we merrily munched our way through a Dickinson’s Pork Pie.
 • Ruth Crilly
I Nearly Died and Everyone Just Stepped Over Me
Illness in your forties doesn’t seem as straightforward as it did in the younger years.
 • Ruth Crilly
The Medieval Lunch
I must apologise for the tardiness of this post, which should have been a Friday delivery but is, in fact, winging its way to you on a Monday.
 • Ruth Crilly
The Latex Slug Head
Most random Amazon (Randomazon) purchase of the month: a latex slug’s head.
 • Ruth Crilly
Captain's Log: Don't Say Cock in the Countryside
I have a feeling that my neighbours overheard a small snippet of conversation I was having with my husband that, taken out of context, is slightly…
 • Ruth Crilly
Comfort Zones are there for a Reason...
...why we shouldn't ever leave them.
 • Ruth Crilly
I Guess I Shave My Face Now
I wrote a blog post last year about facial de-fuzzing and the perils of taking the plunge.
 • Ruth Crilly
Accidental Penetration and the Fibreglass Cow: Do You Know Me Better Now?
I always intended to kick off my Substack with a series of posts that would serve as a sort of introduction.
 • Ruth Crilly
The Coal Hole
There’s only a month, now, until my book - How Not to be a Supermodel - is published.
 • Ruth Crilly
Death (Almost) By Seagull
I always thought that I’d handle a family emergency with some degree of poise, a modicum of grace.
 • Ruth Crilly
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