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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

Nichola Scurry

About Me (Nichola) 2024 Edition

Getting to know me all over again

3 min read9 hours ago

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

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Pinned

Nichola Scurry
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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

6 min readAug 14, 2023

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

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Nichola Scurry

Spare a Clap for my Crappiest Stories

Don’t worry. For once, they’re not literally about crap

2 min read3 days ago

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Grey statue of a woman with fog in the background.

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Nichola Scurry
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Dead or Alive

This or That or Pure Fiction

My responses to Posy’s fictional writing prompts

4 min read6 days ago

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A man who appears to be floating in air but he really has a clear board in his clothes.

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Nichola Scurry
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The Dog Prince

Chapter 15: The Dog Prince

Present

5 min read6 days ago

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A middle-aged woman with short, grey curly hair in the kitchen.

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Nichola Scurry
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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

My Great-Uncle’s War Record Was Redacted

Does family have a right to know why or is it his own private business?

6 min readApr 9, 2024

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A small group of soldiers running up a beach front.

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Nichola Scurry
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Plethora Of Pop

Zingin’ Zongs Zat Startz with Z

The Pick A Letter Song Challenge

3 min readApr 7, 2024

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A sculpture of a woman lying down with the sea in the background.

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Nichola Scurry

I’m More Indulgent Than You Think

The ‘How Indulgent Are You?’ This-or-That Challenge

4 min readApr 4, 2024

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The author doing a faux-elegant pose in front of a colourful boat that’s set up like a bar.

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Nichola Scurry
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The Dog Prince

Chapter 14: The Dog Prince

Present

5 min readApr 4, 2024

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Four sad teenage girls in hospital beds.

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Nichola Scurry
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Iberospherical

Silenced Stories and the Dirty Secret of Censorship in Spain

How the Franco dictatorship continues to affect Spanish book censorship

6 min readApr 2, 2024

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A sculpture of a yelling head behind bars.

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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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