Patrick Hollis Articles and Writing
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@PaddyHollis123/ Journalist/ Writer/ BA Hons in English and Journalism/ Debut book out now 📚✍️. First fiction novel is now with the publisher ✍️
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My second book and first historical fiction novel in s complete! It’s now in the hands of publishers so a tense few weeks ahead 😅🤞 #writing #publishers #novel #WritingCommmunity
Fresh from enjoying plenty of great beers and clocking thousands of steps, I’ve written a big old piece on a lovely trip to Athens 🇬🇷 #greece #Athens #trip pjhollis123.medium.com/96-hours-ish-i…
German scientist Fritz Haber was a genius who saved millions of lives- but his work was then used to create one of the most horrifying weapons mankind has ever used on itself @Medium pjhollis123.medium.com/the-triumph-an…
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The Triumph and Tragedy of Fritz Haber
A brilliant German chemist- Fritz Haber personifies how science can be used for both life-saving good and horrifying evil
In Spring 1945 peace broke out ahead of the end of war in Europe - and Lancaster bombers dropped a very different type of payload ✍️ @Medium pjhollis123.medium.com/operation-mann…
Lucy Higgs Nichols escaped slavery, was a nurse on the frontline of the American Civil War, and was so nearly prevented from getting the government pension she deserved ✍️ Medium pjhollis123.medium.com/life-and-legac…
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Life and Legacy of Lucy Higgs Nichols
An unsung hero of a dreadful war, Lucy Higgs Nichols was taken in and protected from slavery by soldiers she went on to help save the lives…
Yesterday marked 155 years since the birth of a man from Nottingham who created one of the most successful teams in world football ✍️ A few words on Herbert Kilpin- also known as the Lord of Milan ⚽️ 🇮🇹 pjhollis123.medium.com/the-lord-of-mi… #nottingham #milan
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The Lord of Milan
They are one of football’s biggest clubs, but AC Milan’s origins can be traced back to a man from the humble streets of an English city…
Trump 2.0 is officially underway - and it’s going to be a rough ride for many people in America ✍️ 🇺🇸 pjhollis123.medium.com/trump-taps-bac…
Norman Cornish found brutalist beauty in the County Durham coalfield, and his work had portrayed a hard industry and way of life to generations since A few words on The Pitman Painter ✍️ pjhollis123.medium.com/the-pitman-pai…
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The Pitman Painter
From deep under the County Durham landscape, one miner came to the surface and painted pictures of his underground world
Summer 1914 is often referred to as Europe’s last- and with good reason in many cases… ✍️ pjhollis123.medium.com/europes-last-s…
There have been some unusual events in 2025 already- but there have also been lessons that should be learned when it comes to who we listen to on social media A few words on @Medium pjhollis123.medium.com/musk-tate-fara…
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Musk, Tate, Farage, and a chilling political football
Elon Musk has seemingly rarely been out of President Donald Trump’s sights for months- and he’s turned his attention to across the Atlantic
Wallace and Gromit returned at Christmas, and I couldn’t let the opportunity to write about the two best of pals ever to come out of Lancashire ✍️ @Medium pjhollis123.medium.com/wallace-and-gr…
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Wallace and Gromit- from smart gnomes to evil penguins
Christmas was topped off with a new visit to a man and his dog from Wigan- and there’s something about their adventures that keep on making…
It’s A Wonderful Life’ is a heartwarming festive tale which shows that both good and evil exist in the world- wondering if there are any George Bailey’s left in 2024 raises more than a few questions A festive piece from me. Merry Christmas everyone 🎄❤️ pjhollis123.medium.com/can-we-have-a-…
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Can We Have A Wonderful Life in 2024?
James Stewart leads as a man who is a cornerstone of a small American town- and the lessons of the 1946 film still ring true
There’s been a lot of talk recently about nuclear weapons and their use in conflicts. No one will win a nuclear war. Hopefully world leaders will be smart enough to keep on realising this is the case… ☢️ ✍️ @Medium pjhollis123.medium.com/who-wins-a-nuc…
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Who wins a nuclear war?
The short answer is no one, but the world always feels as though it's teetering on the verge of a button press that would end life as we…
The persecution of Native Americans by white settlers is a dark chapter of American history- with one event in particular summing up the horrific treatment tribes were subjected to ✍️🇺🇸 pjhollis123.medium.com/the-trail-of-t…
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The Trail of Tears
The struggle of the Native Americans is a dark chapter of US history - and in the 1830s the Federal Government forced thousands off their…
‘Sleeping giant’ is a term that may or may not be applicable to Sunderland. For a long read for @RokerReport I’ve taken a look at this debate Come for my ramblings, stay for a refereed to an admiral from the Imperial Japanese Navy ✍️⚽️ 🇯🇵 #SAFC rokerreport.sbnation.com/2024/11/14/242…
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Is Sunderland AFC a ‘sleeping giant’?
The term is often used to describe football clubs with a big following and infrastructure but with little in the way of success, so how much does it apply to Sunderland?
In 1866 the Liechtenstein army went to war with 80 soldiers, and brought back 81, in one of europes strangest events… This is the subject of my latest @Medium piece pjhollis123.medium.com/liechtensteins…
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Liechtenstein’s 81st soldier
The Prussian War was one of several that dominated Europe in the 19th century- but the army of one of the continent’s smallest states was…
Penned a few thoughts on the US election whilst on the train this morning… ✍️🇺🇸 🗳️ #USAElection2024 pjhollis123.medium.com/trump-2-0-bfa2…
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Trump 2.0
Donald Trump will move back into the White House in the coming weeks following his victory in the populist vote of the 2024 US election
America goes to the polls tomorrow to vote on their replacement for outgoing Joe Biden. In 1987 Biden’s first attempt to get into The White House was ended almost as quickly as it started in a scandal involving a stolen speech… ✍️ 🇺🇸 pjhollis123.medium.com/joe-biden-neil…
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Joe Biden, Neil Kinnock, and Presidential Plagiarism
Joe Biden will leave the White House at the end of the year — but in the late 1980s scandal rocked an earlier attempt to become President
The price of getting to gigs is rising and £100 tickets are slowly becoming more common- but just how much is too much? A few words on the price of being a music fan ✍️🎸 rocknheavy.net/the-spiralling…
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The Spiralling Cost of Being a Music Fan
Just how much is too much to see your favourite musicians?
Today marks the 58th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, an event which could have so easily been avoided and one that devastated a south wales mining village. Here is a piece I wrote back in 2020 on my @Medium site ✍️ pjhollis123.medium.com/aberfan-ea922c…
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Aberfan
How a school which petitioned for change; the coal board failed to act
Today marks the 111th anniversary of the worst coal mining disaster in UK history. 440 men and boys died as explosions ripped through the workings and a community was dealt a significant blow ✍️ pjhollis123.medium.com/senghenydd-col…
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Senghenydd Colliery Disaster
In October 1913, a small community in South Wales experienced the worst coal mining disaster in UK history
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