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THE QUACK

THE QUACK

By: Mary Newnham
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The Quack is a comedy personal blog featuring real-life facepalm moments & muddled observations told by British women's fiction author Mary Newnham. Visit TheQuack.blog Follow Mary on @marynewnhamwrites.

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  • BAD DATES CLUB: WHY I WROTE IT
    Apr 29 2026

    'Biological clocks were ticking; hairlines were receding; we had no time for dating games. And yet, there were games. So many games...'

    This Quack is about my rusty dating years and how that time inspired my second novel, Bad Dates Club.

    Read it | Thequack.blog

    Follow me | @MaryNewnhamWrites

    Sound & Music | Soundstripe.com

    Preorder Bad Dates Club wherever you get your books. Coming 10th September

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    12 mins
  • CONFESSIONS OF A YOGA GIRL
    Apr 16 2026

    'We were doing leg circles when a man farted so loudly that it disturbed my inner peace for days...'

    This week, we go on my "Yoga journey" from a fancy Reformer Pilates studio to a hot-pod yoga tent in North London... and all the mishaps along the way.

    Photos on TheQuack.Blog

    Follow my IG | @MaryNewnhamWrites

    Read my novel | Amy Elman Doesn't Feel Sexy

    Sound and music credit | Soundstripe.com

    The Quack is produced, written, recorded and edited by Mary Newnham

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    12 mins
  • THE RESURRECTION OF THE EASTER BUNNY
    Apr 2 2026

    "Oh! Maybe I should come as the Easter Bunny!' 🐰

    On this week's Quack, I go back to the 90s, when the Easter Bunny didn't quite live up to my expectations. And all these easter eggs have me thinking about my own eggs...

    Skip introduction | 4:01

    Visit | TheQuack.blog (for photos)

    Follow me | @MaryNewnhamWrites

    Sound | Soundstripe.com

    Buy my book - Amy Elman Doesn't Feel Sexy

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    12 mins
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