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23/10/2019

This is a story about tarot decks and YA novels.

This evening I bought two sets of tarot cards. Officially it’s because I’m going to a Halloween party at the weekend. Unofficially, I feel really guilty about a small amount of book piracy in 2015. Officially, I need tarot cards for my costume. I don’t, really, but the dress and shawl I bought in a… Continue reading

Art, Books, DISCUSS., Halloween

‘The Dream Thieves’, ‘The Raven Cycle’, book piracy, indie creators, Indifferent Ignorance, Maggie Stiefvater, Maggie Stiefvater at YALC 2016, Raven Prophecy tarot deck, tarot cards, tarot deck
25/04/2017

Grasping at Straws (okay, leaflets)

Today I spent four hours in a virtual queue waiting for tickets for The Cursed Child, only to spend my allotted twenty minutes of browsing time searching fruitlessly for the right number of tickets on the right number of days in the correct type of seats. So ‘miffed’ doesn’t really cover it. Anyway, the good… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, Complaints, DISCUSS., Internet, THE WORLD *head in hands*

Francesca’s Words, GE2017, General Election 2017, guide to voting 2017 election, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ticket buying queue, Indifferent Ignorance, register to vote UK, stationery on Etsy
29/12/2016

Proof 2016 Wasn’t One Hundred Per Cent Shite.

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(All Hail) Creation, Art, Books, December 2016, MCRmy, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Videos

#Parade10, ‘Planet Earth II’, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, ‘The Raven King’ Maggie Stiefvater, 2016, 2016 wasn’t totally shit, Beyonce Hold Up video, cancer research, gravitational waves, Indifferent Ignorance, Leonardo DiCaprio, meeting Maggie Stiefvater at YALC, Prep on the NHS, Trawler magazine short story ‘Community Spirit’
22/11/2016

In Which I’m Drowning in Striped Paper Bags

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(All Hail) Creation, Art, Colour, Complaints, Internet, November 2016, Paywall

Black Friday and Cyber Monday on Etsy, Francesca’s Words, funny 18th birthday cards, funny anniversary cards, funny get well soon cards, Indifferent Ignorance, organising supplies

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When I began this blog in 2009, I was a teenager. That’s why you’ll find some posts have been hidden behind a paywall. I was an incredibly different, less eloquent person when I was a teen, so if you want to read the thoughts of that teenager, you can join the No. 1 Readers’ Club for access.

What will you find here now?

This blog continues to evolve with me. My favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also interested in digital minimalism, how we can solve environmental issues and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea than it is to shout at people you disagree with.

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Art

This is a story about tarot decks and YA novels.

Grasping at Straws (okay, leaflets)

Proof 2016 Wasn’t One Hundred Per Cent Shite.

In Which I’m Drowning in Striped Paper Bags