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By Laurie Gough Posted on 25th Apr 202016th May 2020

Naxos Nights

I wrote this true story years ago but the ending has never felt right, too ghostly to my science-oriented mind. Then last year in a crawl space I found the original journal from where the story originated.

Now it’s even more mysterious.

Categories:Places, Random and randonnes, UncategorizedTags: Laurie Gough, Naxos, old hag, old hag sleep paralysis, sleep paralysis
By Laurie Gough Posted on 14th Mar 202021st Mar 2020

Why Everyone Loves A Good Story

“We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.”

Categories:Passions, Random and randonnes, UncategorizedTags: Firefly Sessions, Kite Strings of the Southern Cross, Laurie Gough, Laurie Gough travel writer, storytelling, The Moth, Wakefield
By Laurie Gough Posted on 1st Feb 202018th Feb 2020

Only In Wakefield…Could You Be A Cranky Woman Named Thelma

Every year, about seven of us dress up as made-up people and pretend we work together in an office.

Categories:Passions, People, PlacesTags: Laurie Gough, Office Christmas Party, Quirky Wakefield, Wakefield
By Laurie Gough Posted on 5th Jan 202018th Feb 2020

Enduring Winter

Knowing there’s a scientific reason for our SAD doesn’t make it easier to endure.

Categories:Passions, UncategorizedTags: Canadian winter, coping with SAD, Laurie Gough, Laurie Gough travel writer, SAD, seasonal affective disorder, Wakefield, winter
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