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Photogenius

04/07/2016

Check Out the Ace Dental Work

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July 2016, My Family and Other Animals, Paywall, Photogenius

always go to the dentist, birthday presents, birthday selfies, don’t kill your siblings, Indifferent Ignorance
15/04/2016

In Which I Learn to Spell Chrysanthemum

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April 2016, Colour, Dogs, Paywall, Photogenius

Aldi, April showers, chrysanthemum photographs, English weather, Indifferent Ignorance, spring weather, writing a murder mystery
17/10/2015

Assorted Jewellery Business

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Art, October 2015, Paywall, Photogenius

craft fair Southend, Francesca’s Words, Indifferent Ignorance, Jicsi’s Jewellery, shrink wrap plastic brooches, slump_cat
08/06/2015

So ‘Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge’ is Old Enough to Go to Hogwarts

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June 2015, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Photogenius

‘It’s Not a Fashion Statement, ‘Thank You for the Venom’, Indifferent Ignorance, It’s a Fucking Deathwish’, MCR, My Chemical Romance, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

Old school internet (but with better loading times).

Francesca Astraea here.

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.

Speaking of tea… Make a cup and settle in.

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Photogenius

Check Out the Ace Dental Work

In Which I Learn to Spell Chrysanthemum

Assorted Jewellery Business

So ‘Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge’ is Old Enough to Go to Hogwarts