Category Archives: Anecdotes

Christmas Cards

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Adam Randall

There was a person in my ‘Researching and Writing a Novel’ class who I was concerned might have the impression that I didn’t think too fondly of him. As such, I thought it would be a good idea to give … Continue reading →

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Apology

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Adam Randall

Back in 2009, when I was in Year 11 (the final year of compulsory education), work was being done to create a year book. A contest was held to include a poem on the front cover and I decided to … Continue reading →

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Many Stabby Returns

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Adam Randall

Long-time readers may know that, several years ago, somebody threatened to stab me. Luckily, I was able to persuade him not to by pointing out that we were in quite a crowded public area and he’d certainly not get away … Continue reading →

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Webcam Problems

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Adam Randall

Back in 2007, I got two things for the first time: an MSN account and a webcam. I really enjoyed doing video calls with my friends and also talking to them from home because, until that point, they were people … Continue reading →

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Dating

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Adam Randall

Fairly recently I went to a social event, I met a new person and the pair of us got along pretty well. However, towards the end of the evening things took a turn for the strange and she asked me … Continue reading →

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Terrible Teacher

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Adam Randall

The time was 2:55 p. m. and the school day would be over in five minutes. We weren’t working right up to the bell either, the supply teacher (who I had had problems with before) had let us sit at … Continue reading →

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Bad Teacher

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Adam Randall

Over my years in education, I’ve liked most of the teachers I’ve had. Several teachers of mine were actually especially good and gave me some fantastic pieces of advice/help that were crucial in the development of my writing. But, sadly, … Continue reading →

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Heart Problems

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Adam Randall

About one year ago, I was staying at a friend’s house. I was sat on the sofa on my laptop browsing the internet and doing all of the usual kind of things that are done on a laptop, and my … Continue reading →

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Child Abuse

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Adam Randall

About five years ago my friends and I often spotted a man who would violently hit or shout at his very young son. Now, if it had happened once, we may have assumed that it was just a bad day … Continue reading →

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Lofty and the Nickname

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Adam Randall

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve had a few nice chats with somebody named Lofty (strangely, the last time I wrote about him on here was exactly one year ago yesterday!). Now, as I’m sure you can guess ‘Lofty’ is not … Continue reading →

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