Sam Beckbessinger

Sam Beckbessinger

Cambridge, UK
Sam is the bestselling author of Manage Your Money Like a Fucking Grownup. She writes weird horror stories and helps people learn to adult better (she's still figuring it out herself).
Jul
24

Cuckoobird live writing journal

Follow along as I write my next novel.
8 min read
Apr
04
London for NERDS

London for NERDS

A travel guide to a very dorky city.
9 min read
Feb
29
Uilleann pipes

Uilleann pipes

Hello from Dublin
7 min read
Feb
20
Pruning Time

Pruning Time

February is for letting go.
5 min read
Feb
20

Femme Feral

A sneak peek of the first page of my new WIP novel.
2 min read
Jan
12
Is it worth saving parasitic wasps?

Is it worth saving parasitic wasps?

Why should we care about species extinction?
5 min read
Dec
09
Harold Fisk’s Meander Maps of the Mississippi River (1944)

Meander Maps

Recent obsessions with Roman emperors and shifting waterways
6 min read
Nov
24
100,000 copies later

100,000 copies later

Reflecting on the book that changed my life
4 min read
Oct
28
An ancient Roman mosaic showing people holding scrolls and talking

Rugby, Course Syllabi, and Billionaire Survivalists

Naomi Alderman's "The Future", a podcast about birds and rugby, and what makes a good course syllabus.
6 min read
Oct
27
BONUS: Some fave readings about parenting, alloparenting and nonparenting

BONUS: Some fave readings about parenting, alloparenting and nonparenting

I mentioned that, now that I'm in my late 30s and have fully entered my auntie era, I&
2 min read