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The colonisers of the world want you off their lawn
While I watch my home country descend into chaos and authoritarianism under Trump’s stolen power, England is drowning in strategically engineered xenophobia, under the guidance of the ironically named Reform party. Everywhere I look there’s a fight, fear for the future and uncertainty. It’s not how most of us would choose to live, if we were ever given the choice in the first place.
Erin Summers Norman
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Going through it...
Hello awesome readers! How is life treating you? Honestly, I feel like I complain a lot, and I don't want to be that person who is...
Erin Summers Norman
Aug 133 min read


Training Sylvie to fetch a ball from the next county
“Sylvie, fetch!” Yesterday my husband Matthew, son Alex, our 10 month old pup Sylvie, and I, went out for a romp at Hilly Fields, a huge...
Erin Summers Norman
Jul 291 min read


On book titles: Why "Samizdat: A Love Letter"?
I wanted to share a bit about why I’ve chosen the title Samizdat: A Love Letter for my upcoming book. I seem to have a talent for choosing ambiguous book titles!
My first book was called The Lemay Leveller (published by Completely Novel in 2015), and many people found that confusing. For me it was straight forward but I was at an advantage, being its author.
Erin Summers Norman
Jun 274 min read


Nobody Wants to Live Through History, Yet Here We Are
47 has unleashed ICE to enact government directed terrorism. They have a recently tripled daily quota for catching immigrants. It’s barbaric and what’s even worse is that it’s only the beginning.
Erin Summers Norman
Jun 113 min read


The Dog Days are Not Over!
Last Friday evening was proceeding much like every other. But it all went sideways.
Erin Summers Norman
Mar 264 min read


Care to hear why I've joined The Lib Dems? Here we go!
Hi there! I appreciate you visiting my blog. I'm thrilled to share some exciting news with you. As many of you reading this know, I was...
Erin Summers Norman
Mar 62 min read


Russian Nationalism: Imperial, Soviet and Modern
A prophetic “extract from my shelves post” with a few comments by me at the end. “Collected Works Once a Grand Duke; Always a Grand Duke;...
Erin Summers Norman
Feb 183 min read


Brand-New Blog Baby - Bye Bye Billionaires!
Welcome to my brand-new baby website! This is a project that has been in the works for a long time.
Erin Summers Norman
Feb 162 min read


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