Sam H Arnold
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Fiction and parenting writer exploring the dynamics of family life, supporting children with additional needs. I also delve into the darker narratives that shape our world, specialising in history and crime.
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How to Make the Holidays Easier with Your Autistic Child
Holidays are hard, no matter what dynamics you have in your family or how many children you have. Holidays with children with autism can seem even harder, but it doesn't have to be. The key to smooth running holidays is how much pressure you put on yourself.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Families
How I Am Seeking out My Hidden Bookworm This Year for My Mental Health
I have to say I am not a fan of New Year resolutions. Mainly because I have applied for enough gym memberships in January, that I could own my own gym. None of these I have visited more than five times, yet still, I get suckered into paying for a year. Forbes says 80% of New Year's resolutions are abandoned in February. This year is different though, I have made a resolution I am determined to keep.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Psyche
How Famous Deaths of Celebrities Were Found to Be Linked
The twenty-seven club is known for its tragic coincidences in rock & roll history. In 1994 when Kurt Cobain died, many fans connected his age to Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. The club got further publicity when Amy Winehouse passed away at twenty-seven in 2011.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Beat
The Amazing Alan Turing Who Won the War and Was Branded a Criminal
Alan Turing is a name that was made famous by Benedict Cumberbatch in the 2014 film The Imitation Game. He is responsible for engineering the Enigma machine, which decoded secret messages from Germany during World War Two. His team were responsible for helping win the war and saving thousands of lives. However, Turing was tried as a criminal in later life and subsequently lost his government clearance.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in FYI
The Irish Immigrant Who Took the Life of Her Employer for Money and Love
Grace Marks was an Irish immigrant maid who murdered her employer Thomas Kinnear and his housekeeper Nancy Montgomery in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Little facts remain about the case; much is speculation due to the contrasting stories given by the co-defendants.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Criminal
How One Man Convinced his Wife to Murder his Girlfriend
Ashley Christine Humphrey was convicted in 2006 of the murder of Sandra Rozzo. She received a sentence of twenty-five years for pulling the trigger that killed. Her husband was convicted of the same murder and received a life sentence, even though he was nowhere near the murder scene and had an alibi for the night of the killing. Why did this happen?
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Criminal
Baby Face Nelson the Notorious FBI Killer Known for his Youthful Looks
Baby Face Nelson killed more FBI agents than any other criminal as a violent bank robber. He had a reputation for shooting himself out of trouble. After killing many FBI agents, he finally succumbed to his injuries of seventeen bullet holes after a fierce gun battle of five minutes.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Criminal
Let's Get Real at the End of 2021 Share Joy and Fears
There are moments in our life where we walk past pure, perfect moments and forget to see them. This morning I came downstairs; my two-year-old sat in a large blue bucket filled with Rice Krispies throwing them in the air with a look of pure joy on her face. The joy a toddler takes from the simple things should never be overlooked.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Families
The Couple who Murdered her Parents to Steal Their Money
If you watched the new series Landscapers, you might recognise Susan and Christopher Edwards. The couple murdered her parents before burying them in the garden and keeping up the pretence that they were alive. During the fifteen years before the authorities discovered the murder, they cleared the elderly couple's bank account, spending the money on a range of Hollywood memorabilia.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Criminal
The Horrendous Family Annihilation by Chris Watts
Chris Watts was a man on the surface who looked like he had it all. He had a beautiful wife, Shanann, two beautiful girls and a baby boy on the way. The couple lived in Frederick, Colorado, twenty-seven miles from Denver. He was an operator for Anadarko Petroleum; Shanann worked for a nutrition supplement company online.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Criminal
The Murderess Mistress that Could have Destroyed the British Monarchy
On 10th July 1923, three shots rang out in the Savoy Hotel, London. Prince Kamal Fahmy Bey had been shot by his beautiful wife, Maggie. Three kilometres away, Edward Prince of Wales, later famously known to abdicate the throne to be with Wallis Simpson, was at a function. Little did he know he was about to enter into a race against time to save not only his reputation but that of the monarchy.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Criminal
