Frances Thompson
@coxletters.bsky.social
Teacher, musician, historian, writer - researching 1000s of family social history letters (housed at the Bodleian)
The ten Machell Cox siblings and their father Rev Dr JC Cox. 1860s-1980s
Podcast #100YearsofCox
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The ten Machell Cox siblings and their father Rev Dr JC Cox. 1860s-1980s
Podcast #100YearsofCox
www.buzzsprout.com/1155872
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Second episode of my podcast about the end of the war in 1945 - the Cox siblings were horrified about the atomic bombs and wondered what sort of world their new great nieces were going to experience (my aunt Judy was one of those new babies, born in summer of 1945)
Second episode of my podcast about the end of the war in 1945 - the Cox siblings were horrified about the atomic bombs and wondered what sort of world their new great nieces were going to experience (my aunt Judy was one of those new babies, born in summer of 1945)
S4E13: 1945 - War and Atomic bombs - 100 Years of Cox
Frances reads more letters from 1945, in which the siblings describe VE Day, VJ Day, the atomic bombs and the July 1945 General election.The siblings are horrified at the devastation in Japan after th...
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August 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Second episode of my podcast about the end of the war in 1945 - the Cox siblings were horrified about the atomic bombs and wondered what sort of world their new great nieces were going to experience (my aunt Judy was one of those new babies, born in summer of 1945)
Second episode of my podcast about the end of the war in 1945 - the Cox siblings were horrified about the atomic bombs and wondered what sort of world their new great nieces were going to experience (my aunt Judy was one of those new babies, born in summer of 1945)
www.buzzsprout.com/1155872/epis...
The 80th anniversary of VE Day was in May, the anniversary of VJ day is tomorrow.
The Machell Cox siblings, my family, wrote in detail about the end of the war in 1945 - plus what they thought about the General Election.
The 80th anniversary of VE Day was in May, the anniversary of VJ day is tomorrow.
The Machell Cox siblings, my family, wrote in detail about the end of the war in 1945 - plus what they thought about the General Election.
S4E12 - 1945: VE Day and VJ Day - 100 Years of Cox
Frances is reading letters from 1945, as the Machell Cox siblings experience the end of WW2 and VE Day in May and VJ Day in August.In this year of 2025, as we acknowledge the 80th anniversary of the e...
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August 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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The 80th anniversary of VE Day was in May, the anniversary of VJ day is tomorrow.
The Machell Cox siblings, my family, wrote in detail about the end of the war in 1945 - plus what they thought about the General Election.
The 80th anniversary of VE Day was in May, the anniversary of VJ day is tomorrow.
The Machell Cox siblings, my family, wrote in detail about the end of the war in 1945 - plus what they thought about the General Election.
Is a memoir true or not? Nothing new in this - my family letters allege Winston Churchill made up chunks of his book 'London to Ladysmith' published 1900.
The Salt Path controversy: ‘Scandal has stalked memoir since the genre was invented’ The Guardian share.google/NiTOIYbN4Exw...
The Salt Path controversy: ‘Scandal has stalked memoir since the genre was invented’ The Guardian share.google/NiTOIYbN4Exw...
Inside the Salt Path controversy: ‘Scandal has stalked memoir since the genre was invented’
Raynor Winn’s bestselling book is far from the first time a true story has been called into question after publication. But how does it happen? And should readers really feel betrayed?
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July 31, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Is a memoir true or not? Nothing new in this - my family letters allege Winston Churchill made up chunks of his book 'London to Ladysmith' published 1900.
The Salt Path controversy: ‘Scandal has stalked memoir since the genre was invented’ The Guardian share.google/NiTOIYbN4Exw...
The Salt Path controversy: ‘Scandal has stalked memoir since the genre was invented’ The Guardian share.google/NiTOIYbN4Exw...
1939 decorated envelope for those who like writing #letters @letterappsoc.bsky.social Revd Aldwyn was in hospital for "stoppage of water" & his brother Bernard was trying to cheer him up & make the nurses laugh. Small son of Aldwyn's friend wanted to know "Daddy is the Archangel Cox getting better?"
June 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
1939 decorated envelope for those who like writing #letters @letterappsoc.bsky.social Revd Aldwyn was in hospital for "stoppage of water" & his brother Bernard was trying to cheer him up & make the nurses laugh. Small son of Aldwyn's friend wanted to know "Daddy is the Archangel Cox getting better?"
My podcast is called - 100 Years of Cox
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Sound bite for this pod describes Aldwyn on a steamship in the Red Sea in 1911. Africa to London took 3 months.
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Sound bite for this pod describes Aldwyn on a steamship in the Red Sea in 1911. Africa to London took 3 months.
www.buzzsprout.com/1155872/epis...
March 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
My podcast is called - 100 Years of Cox
www.buzzsprout.com/1155872
Sound bite for this pod describes Aldwyn on a steamship in the Red Sea in 1911. Africa to London took 3 months.
www.buzzsprout.com/1155872/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/1155872
Sound bite for this pod describes Aldwyn on a steamship in the Red Sea in 1911. Africa to London took 3 months.
www.buzzsprout.com/1155872/epis...
Great resources for kids as Qld prepares for Cyclone Alfred to hit us.
March 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Great resources for kids as Qld prepares for Cyclone Alfred to hit us.
Can you write a story in 100 words? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 100-word Microfiction Challenge on March 21st! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/100
The 100-word Microfiction Challenge — nycmidnight
The 100-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in just 24 h...
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March 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Can you write a story in 100 words? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 100-word Microfiction Challenge on March 21st! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/100
Relaxing with crochet granny squares
February 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Relaxing with crochet granny squares
#PostboxSaturday in Brisbane. At the shops early before Post office opened. "Please use me. I'm real"
November 23, 2024 at 12:16 PM
#PostboxSaturday in Brisbane. At the shops early before Post office opened. "Please use me. I'm real"
#PostboxSaturday on Blue sky. Woo hoo. An old pic, Tredegar Sq, Mile end in London
November 16, 2024 at 9:41 AM
#PostboxSaturday on Blue sky. Woo hoo. An old pic, Tredegar Sq, Mile end in London
Blue sky at school (Qld Australia) I liked all the lines and angles
November 15, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Blue sky at school (Qld Australia) I liked all the lines and angles
Monday evening in Brisbane
October 16, 2023 at 7:02 AM
Monday evening in Brisbane
Hot day in Brisbane for the fun run - Bridge to Brisbane. 10km started at 6am, 4.5km started at 10. Too hot for running! But opera singers &grand piano entertaining runners on the way
October 15, 2023 at 3:06 AM
Hot day in Brisbane for the fun run - Bridge to Brisbane. 10km started at 6am, 4.5km started at 10. Too hot for running! But opera singers &grand piano entertaining runners on the way
Am reading WW1 letter from Bernard, gunner at Palmers Green, defending London from Zeps in 1918 with a 3 inch gun. He says the code word received by 'phone was 'Red London' meaning enemy aircraft were on the way!
October 5, 2023 at 12:17 PM
Am reading WW1 letter from Bernard, gunner at Palmers Green, defending London from Zeps in 1918 with a 3 inch gun. He says the code word received by 'phone was 'Red London' meaning enemy aircraft were on the way!
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She'd tried everything: pills, therapy, looking on the bright side, but every sunrise remained #onerous.
One day a lady, faced lined like driftwood, suggested writing.
'About what?'
'Anything you like, dear.'
Each day the words save her.
#vss365 #amwriting #microfiction
One day a lady, faced lined like driftwood, suggested writing.
'About what?'
'Anything you like, dear.'
Each day the words save her.
#vss365 #amwriting #microfiction
October 2, 2023 at 7:12 AM
She'd tried everything: pills, therapy, looking on the bright side, but every sunrise remained #onerous.
One day a lady, faced lined like driftwood, suggested writing.
'About what?'
'Anything you like, dear.'
Each day the words save her.
#vss365 #amwriting #microfiction
One day a lady, faced lined like driftwood, suggested writing.
'About what?'
'Anything you like, dear.'
Each day the words save her.
#vss365 #amwriting #microfiction
I'm Frances in Australia, interested in letters, social history, postboxes and writing. I have 1000s of family letters, the Machell Cox Budget. 1906-1980s, am busy reading & transcribing, working on a book. I write a podcast on 10 interesting siblings called 100YearsofCox- www.buzzsprout.com/1155872
October 1, 2023 at 2:15 AM
I'm Frances in Australia, interested in letters, social history, postboxes and writing. I have 1000s of family letters, the Machell Cox Budget. 1906-1980s, am busy reading & transcribing, working on a book. I write a podcast on 10 interesting siblings called 100YearsofCox- www.buzzsprout.com/1155872
An entertaining telegram story about Revd Aldwyn Machell Cox, African missionary, told by my family in 1950s.
Telegram sent from Africa:
'Cox made Canon.Publish'
Instead it arrived in London as:
'Cox mad, cannot publish.'
Telegram sent from Africa:
'Cox made Canon.Publish'
Instead it arrived in London as:
'Cox mad, cannot publish.'
September 28, 2023 at 5:19 AM
An entertaining telegram story about Revd Aldwyn Machell Cox, African missionary, told by my family in 1950s.
Telegram sent from Africa:
'Cox made Canon.Publish'
Instead it arrived in London as:
'Cox mad, cannot publish.'
Telegram sent from Africa:
'Cox made Canon.Publish'
Instead it arrived in London as:
'Cox mad, cannot publish.'