Sam H Arnold
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A writer obsessed with true crime, history and books. Find all my dedicated newsletters whether you are a true crime fan, bookworm or aspiring writer on Substack - https://substack.com/@samharnold
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Was Bruce Ismay The Coward of the Titanic, Or Was He a Hero
Bruce Ismay was the managing director of the White Star Line when its flagship, the Titanic, sank. He is portrayed in the Titanic film as a coward who jumped into a lifeboat ahead of women to save his own skin.
By Sam H Arnold7 days ago in History
The Trophy Wife
Laura sat on the edge of the bed and looked around the shabby motel room. An old TV sat in the corner. The dust collected on it told her it no longer worked. The walls had been dyed yellow by the number of smokers who had used the room. Condensation ran races down the inside of the windows.
By Sam H Arnold16 days ago in Fiction
Our Love of Reading
There is a book which has not moved a centimetre in 800 years. It is on the tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine in Fontevraud Abbey, near Poitiers. Books have been part of our lives for many years, but it was not always like this. Before the popular printing press was invented, reading tended to be a hobby of the elite.
By Sam H Arnold21 days ago in BookClub
- Top Story - March 2024
The Title Fight
All the back pages covered the news of Darius Deaddog Dunn's humiliation at the hands of his mother. He had been ten rounds into the biggest fight of his life when his mother had thrown the towel in for him. Not any towel either, the woman had thrown a white tea towel onto the canvas. This effectively stopped the title fight.
By Sam H Arnold2 months ago in Fiction
A Forever Home
The worst part of being a traveller is that you never know how long you will stay with any family. Sometimes, it can be a couple of weeks, sometimes a couple of years. If you are lucky, on rare occasions, travellers find forever families. This is such a rare occasion I try not to think about it.
By Sam H Arnold2 months ago in Fiction
