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The rule of three

July 2, 2012by girlfromclapham Leave a comment

‘The ”rule of three” is a principle in that suggests that things that come in threes are inherently funnier, more satisfying, or more effective than other numbers of things.’ Wikipedia It’s often said […]

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Dating, Love
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Cliches, men, buses and the prospect of failure

December 12, 2011by girlfromclapham Leave a comment

In my job we’re always dabbling in wordplay, pithy quips and witty puns to try and put across our point. The enemy of these three is the cliche – trite, […]

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Dating, London
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Number three at Breakfast Club

September 22, 2011by girlfromclapham 6 Comments

Honestly I feel completely hardcore. I’ve gone from having no dates AT ALL in two years, to having three with brand new men in less than four weeks. Number three […]

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Dating, London, Love

Another FMOTB on the bus of dreams

November 3, 2010by girlfromclapham 5 Comments

Today the whole city laboured under yet another Tube strike. For the regular bus traveller like me, this normally doesn’t cause too much inconvenience. The bus is generally a bit […]

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London, Love

Scandal at Scandal Point

October 14, 2010by girlfromclapham Leave a comment

After two days of rest rest rest, saying Oms, eating momos, admiring dreadlocks and watching eagles next to the mountain, it was time to head back down. But first, we […]

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Travel

Dharamsala and the Dalai Lama

October 13, 2010by girlfromclapham Leave a comment

I climbed to Dharamsala too I did I met the highest lama His accent sounded fine To me, to me Oxford comma, Vampire Weekend After travelling first class (for only […]

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Travel

Telling tales

September 13, 2010by girlfromclapham Leave a comment

A lot of the action in Tamara Drewe centres around a writer’s retreat, I imagine somewhere in Dorset, where frustrated authors, as yet unpublished, are allowed to struggle away with […]

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London, Love
By Jeremy Selwyn, Evening Standard

Labour of love

September 8, 2010by girlfromclapham Leave a comment

Gonna withdraw my labour of love Gonna strike for the right to get into your cold heart Ain’t gonna work for you no more Ain’t gonna work for you no […]

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Me and the girl from… Balham??

June 25, 2010by girlfromclapham 2 Comments

After two years and nine months of being the girl from Clapham, I’ve thrown a spanner in the works and moved south to Balham. O Clapham! With your yummy mummies […]

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The Fit Man on the Bus: the Beginning of a Beautiful Relationship?

May 6, 2010by girlfromclapham 7 Comments

Apparently, Cherie Booth fell in love with Tony Blair on a bus. If you were to listen to my friends, you would have to believe that my wordless encounter with […]

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London, Love

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about.me

Johanna Derry

Multiplatform editor and freelance journalist

Journalist and magazine editor,

lover of bad puns and

maker of stodgy bread,

with aspirations to tell amazing stories.

I've written for The Guardian, Oh Comely,

Flavourfirst, Le Cool London, Third Way,

Audi Magazine, and others, about

food, dating and relationships, London life,

culture, events, women's issues, and God.

Maybe I could write for you too?

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