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About ASWilliams

Angela has dual nationality, GB/NL and lives in Nijmegen. She has had short fiction published on multiple platforms and was a runner-up in the 2018 and 2017 Casket of Fictional Delights Flash Competitions. Her writing has also been published and performed by amongst others: Mslexia, Liars’ League, Reflex Fiction, the Casket and Reckon Review. In 2020 she published her short story collection, Healer, under pseudonym, Susan Carey. Tweets at @su_carey In 2025 she published her poetry collection, The Palliative Horse.

St David’s Day Concert in Amsterdam

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ASWilliams

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St David’s Day is traditionally celebrated on 1st March each year. On the nearest weekend to 1st March there is a St David’s Day concert in the English reformed church in het Begijnhof. The afternoon starred the wonderful Welsh soprano and … Continue reading →

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Tryst – Flash Fiction

Posted on March 16, 2013 by ASWilliams

An appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made secretly by lovers. She had to look up the word’s meaning in the tribe’s human dictionary. The anonymous note intrigued her, the words written in charcoal, smudging … Continue reading →

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A Story of Saris

Posted on March 7, 2013 by ASWilliams

Meet my dear friend, Pam Barick. Pam is an American expat who lives in Amstelveen. She was born in 1955 in Kodaikanal. Kodaikanal is a city in the hills in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its name in the Tamil language means, The Gift of the … Continue reading →

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Gevelstenen (plaques) in Amsterdam

Posted on February 22, 2013 by ASWilliams

Recently, a friend loaned me a book about Amsterdam gevelstenen (stone plaques) by Onno W. Boers. A system of house numbering was introduced in Amsterdam in 1795; all the plaques on the front of buildings before this date acted as … Continue reading →

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Globetrotting in Haarlem

Posted on February 10, 2013 by ASWilliams

Yesterday I went shopping in Haarlem with my husband. What a turn up for the books! He was dashing in and out of the shops and bought an Ortlieb rucksack, frying pan and a new pair of van Lier shoes, … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 6, 2013 by ASWilliams

Originally posted on KimberlySullivan:
Well, perhaps in all honesty, I should entitle this post: Why this writer loves Downton Abbey. Still, I see it’s become something of a trend recently. The Writer this month features the British period miniseries Downton…

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The Dutch Riding School in Amsterdam – A Hidden Jewel

Posted on January 18, 2013 by ASWilliams

In the centre of Amsterdam, bordering on the Vondelpark, you will find one of the most beautiful riding schools in Europe. ‘De Hollandsche Manege’ is an elegant 18th century school which is one of Amsterdam’s better kept secrets. If you … Continue reading →

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Jaap Eden skating rink in Amsterdam

Posted on January 10, 2013 by ASWilliams

In December 1961 de Jaap Eden IJsbaan (skating rink) opened its doors to the public. It was the third 400 metre rink in the world. It used an innovative ‘direct’ freezing system which means that ammonia evaporates from underground pipes … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on January 5, 2013 by ASWilliams

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 3,400 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading →

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The Next Big Thing

Posted on December 30, 2012 by ASWilliams

Thank you to Anouska Huggins  for tagging me in ‘The Next Big Thing,’ blog chain. Anouska is a a gifted writer and Twitter friend who gets up at 5.00a.m. in the morning to write before going to work. Anyone with that … Continue reading →

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