THE QUACK

"The turnout was 50 girls and 10 terrified boys..."

This week is a flashback to my 2010 school prom...which wasn't anything like the ones in the movies. 

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"I then remembered it wasn't football, so these grown-ups could be trusted not to punch each other in the face..." 

I went to the rugby final on Saturday, which made me reflect on my football upbringing.

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“STOP! I LEFT THE CHEESE!” We twisted around and punted back to the boathouse to collect the cheese. 🧀

It's Hermione's birthday, and this year we all went punting in Oxford. I made the mistake of getting in the wrong boat....

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"I was biting into my vegetable kebab when I received a message from the Hinge bloke. I read the top line and rolled my eyes..."

It's been over a year since I've been on Hinge, but I'm now back on the dating horse. This is the story of my first online dating experience of 2025. 

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"I did wonder, as I was walking around the Eiffel Tower in a red dress, whether, perhaps, I had watched too many movies..."

This week on The Quack, I reflect on the face-palm moments from my recent girls' trip to France. Includes a desperate scene of me trying to create a romantic moment by the Eiffel Tower, a game of charades with the Airbnb host, and an AI song about tariffs.

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"3 days into the challenge, I realised I wasn't the dazzling compliment giver I originally thought I was."

For Lent, instead of giving up cherry cola Tic-Tacs, I challenged myself to compliment 40 strangers in 40 days. Today, I have the results of how it went. (Not well).

Thank you for continuing to support. I have a few deadlines coming up, and so for now, The Quack will be coming out once a fortnight until life gets a little less crazy. On the plus side, I have some exciting novel news, which I will announce very soon. MN x

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"Have sex with them. I find they stop laughing at your jokes once they've seen your nipples."

The sun is out, and couples are uncuffing, ready for their hot single summer. As an expert singleton, I have a few tips to share...

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"Are you literally carrying around a focaccia?”

Last Thursday night, I went out with my science friends. It was a typical night for any friendship group in their 30s, except (as this is The Quack) there were some face-palm moments. 

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"I watched with astonishment as boys clumsily worked out that the humour which impressed their mates wasn't necessarily the humour that impressed us girls..."

As it was April Fool's this week, I thought I would explore the differences in humour between men and women, particularly when pranking.

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"Like reaching for a diet book when you’re unsatisfied with your body, I leaned into self-help because I was frustrated with my personality."

This week's muddled observation is about the self-improvement industry and how I used it during my quatre-life crisis. 

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https://www.zionmarketresearch.com/report/self-improvement-market