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The People's Friend
Blog posts featuring writing process, previews and research about Kitty-Lydia Dye's short stories, pocket novels and serials that have appeared in The People's Friend


Lights On The Marsh - What Deadly Ghost Wanders Norfolk's Marshes?
As a lookback on my past works, this blog post is going to focus on my historical short story Lights On The Marsh. This was previously published in The People’s Friend magazine back in 2020. It was my thirteenth story for their weekly magazine, so of course it had to be something spooky! Alongside the short story was this dramatic illustration by Sailesh Thakrar. Sensible women did not hunt ghosts in the dead of night, alone and on the marshes. Especially one such as the Lant
kitldye
Feb 125 min read


The Country Maid Companion Blog Part 10 - Coming Home to Norwich
The last time Lady Marchant spoke to Grace personally, she had threatened to dismiss the maid without pay should she cause any further...
kitldye
Aug 14, 20252 min read


The Country Maid Companion Blog Part Nine - The Dangers of Victorian Bathing Costumes
The sounds of children’s laughter and crying gulls were dulled by Grace’s hammering pulse. Rebecca had yet to surface. Catastrophe...
kitldye
Aug 14, 20252 min read


The Country Maid Companion Blog Part Eight - Victorian Seaside Jollies
Part 8 of The Country Maid has hit supermarket shelves. This time, we’re leaving Norwich for a Victorian day out at the seaside. ...
kitldye
Jul 26, 20254 min read


Lavender and Leeches - What Did A Victorian Pharmacy Offer?
As a lookback on my past works, this blog post is going to focus on my short story Lavender and Leeches. This was previously published in...
kitldye
Jul 22, 20255 min read
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