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Author: My Mashed Up Life

Who am I? I'm Matthew, a dad and husband living in Oxfordshire. I'm British-American and have lived in the UK, the US, Canada and Japan. I work in education and write mostly about books and music, with a little bit of parenting thrown in. He / him.
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Wonderful Wales

August 16, 2022 My Mashed Up Life

We stayed near Rhossili beach in The Gower. Continue reading Wonderful Wales

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This week I’m reading: Face by Benjamin Zephaniah

August 14, 2022 My Mashed Up Life

Hard-hitting but heart-warming stuff Continue reading This week I’m reading: Face by Benjamin Zephaniah

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This week I’m reading: Homesickness by Colin Barrett

August 7, 2022 My Mashed Up Life

These stories may be short, but they are potent and are here to be savoured Continue reading This week I’m reading: Homesickness by Colin Barrett

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Help Me! by Marianne Power: do self-help books really work?

August 5, 2022 My Mashed Up Life

The way she jumps right into living her life by these extreme self-help books is at times inspiring, often courageous, but sometimes a bit silly. Continue reading Help Me! by Marianne Power: do self-help books really work?

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This week I’m reading: Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

August 4, 2022August 5, 2022 My Mashed Up Life

Imagine a world in which dark-skinned colonisers conquered Europe instead of white-skinned people colonising Africa… Continue reading This week I’m reading: Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

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How To Kill Your Family

August 2, 2022 My Mashed Up Life

I guess we have all day-dreamed about bumping someone off and getting away with it… Continue reading How To Kill Your Family

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Reading Round-Up: what did you read in July?

July 29, 2022 My Mashed Up Life

Here’s a breakdown of the six books I read during July. Continue reading Reading Round-Up: what did you read in July?

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Murphy’s Law: diving into Róisín Murphy’s music

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 My Mashed Up Life

Like all the best things in life, my relationship with Róisín Murphy started in the local library. Continue reading Murphy’s Law: diving into Róisín Murphy’s music

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