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Nichola Scurry

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A coming-of-age tale of Dot Kelly and her slightly awkward journey navigating the popular culture of the 80s, 90s, noughties and today.

2017

Stories

Pinned

Published in
Doctor Funny

About Me (Nichola) 2024 Edition

Getting to know me all over again

Apr 17, 2024

The author standing in front of a view of a Mexican city.

Apr 17, 2024

Pinned

Published in
Pitfall

Move Over Cocaine Bear, Here Come Escobar’s Hungry Hippos

How a drug lord caused one of Africa’s most dangerous animals to take over the Colombian wilderness

Aug 14, 2023

Two hippos submerged in water with only the tops of their heads showing.

Aug 14, 2023

Published in
Writers’ Blokke

The Best Books I Read in 2024

That’s the best books read but not necessarily written in 2024

Jan 7

An open Bible resting on a podium in a church.

Jan 7

Published in
The Pub

A Unique and Compelling Summary of My 2024

AI didn’t write that title. I did, to make fun of AI

Jan 6

A sculpture of an upside-down house

Jan 6

Published in
The Pub

Little Nichola’s Letter to Santa Claus

If Little Nichola were five years old in 2030 instead of 1980

Dec 14, 2024

A large, colourful selection of candy.

Dec 14, 2024

Published in
Short and Weird

Why Reginald Stopped Feeling Joy in the Workplace

An emotional algorithm

Nov 21, 2024

A person with a woman’s body and a man’s head holding broccoli and a kale smoothie smiling at a crying computer screen.

Nov 21, 2024

Published in
Pitfall

How Do You Clean a Dirty Cloud?

You, me and 11 thousand data centres

Nov 17, 2024

The author standing in front of a projection of animated birds.

Nov 17, 2024

Published in
The Pub

I Was Stuck in an Elevator with Medium’s Most Divisive Writer

The “stuck in an elevator” pitch

Nov 5, 2024

A handsome middle-aged man wearing a suit in an elevator.

Nov 5, 2024

Published in
All About M

Are Earnings Really Down and Out?

Let’s explore with data!

Oct 23, 2024

A goat, or maybe sheep, with green hair waiting jeans and a black leather jacket.

Oct 23, 2024

Published in
The Riff

The Pinnacle of Jazz and Civil Rights

The story of “Driva Man”

Oct 22, 2024

A black woman singing with her arm raised.

Oct 22, 2024

Nichola Scurry

Nichola Scurry

Book Author

Australian human living in Barcelona, writing mostly about popular culture with a twist of quirky. If you like my writing, I like coffee. ko-fi.com/nicscurry

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