LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
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Category: Personal
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I was in Lincoln Cathedral (again) today and something made me laugh. I couldn’t quite figure out a way to show it to you all so what I was trying to point out really came across, and this is the best method I could think of. In one corner of the cathedral there is a…
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The last time I wrote to you, I was about to leave Nottingham for the next stop on my road trip holiday. Before going away, I had read about Nottinghamshire in a book I had called I Never Knew That About England. The section on Southwell I found particularly interesting, with it being described as…
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Hello from Nottingham! I’m writing this in my hotel room near the River Trent, where I am on holiday. The main reason for coming here was to watch the England men’s cricket team play in the Test match against the West Indies at Trent Bridge, my favourite cricket ground in the country. Mum and I…
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The slightly prententious title to this week’s piece is not me trying to come across all earnest – it’s actually a lyric from the Arctic Monkeys song Anyways (which you can listen to below). I’ll be honest, I have been finding things a bit difficult recently. My anxiety remains, thankfully, at arm’s length but it…
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Project Happy update The last few days at work have been the first time in a long time that I’ve felt on top of everything. Last night, in particular, we got everything done with time to spare. It felt good. I also really like nearly all the people I work with, and don’t want to…
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Hello again. This Wednesday I’m going to tell you everything I have on my mind in a handy bullet point format:
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There have been twelve Wednesdays since I last wrote one of these, but there’s been a lot going on. An update While anxiety still constantly lurks behind me and attacks at random moments, I am dealing with it better than I could before all of this happened. I’ve learned to acknowledge the beginnings of a…
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Hello again. Without wishing to sound as pretentious as this might seem, it feels like I am saying hello again to myself as much as to anyone who has chosen to read this. The fact I feel able to sit and type this is a triumph in itself; not so long ago I wouldn’t have…
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Happy new year. Or is it? This week, I want to talk about the Blackpool Tower ‘fire’, darts star Luke Littler and a book I recommend.
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That was it then. Christmas is over and done with for another year. Is it just me, or is Christmas Day itself always a bit of a downer? The best part of the festive season is the anticipation and the build-up. Going to see the lights being switched on, the parties, feeling the atmosphere when…
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