Francesca's Thoughts

28/11/2016

Newsflash: Etsy Has Pretty Things I Didn’t Make (and I want all of them)

Children. I am tired today and this week is going to make me tireder so I thought I’d write you while I’m thinking about it and tell you all that I just placed an order on Etsy that wasn’t a gift for somebody else and it was joyful. I almost uploaded the ‘submitting order’ wheel… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Internet, November 2016

buying on Etsy is different to selling on Etsy, Cyber Monday, Indifferent Ignorance

22/11/2016

In Which I’m Drowning in Striped Paper Bags

In the interests of coming home to an organised life Etsy stockpile, I emptied out one of my storage containers so I could refill the drawers more neatly… except I can’t decide how best to store everything, and I’m having a crisis over whether or not I need to buy more supplies before I leave.… Continue reading

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

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

16/11/2016

Smug Bragging 2k16 (I published a short story!)

I’ve got to run to get some jabs pretty soon, but on the last round I came home and my arms got deader and deader (and I got sleepier and sleepier but I’m already running at about 70% average consciousness so I could probably also blame everything else in my life) so I thought I’d… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, Magazines, November 2016

‘Community Spirit’ short story Trawler magazine by Francesca Burke, Francesca’s Words, Leigh on Sea magazine, Southend on Sea arts magazine, Trawler magazine winter 2016

10/11/2016

Here’s a List of LGBTQ+ Art. Help Me Add To It.

I can’t believe I actually did go running from a Trump presidency. Actually yes, I can – but I’m going to write about that another day, because I am weary both of the topic and of knee-jerk reactions to it. I have many things to say, and I want to say them with more maturity… Continue reading

Government and Politics, LGBT, November 2016, THE WORLD *head in hands*

Indifferent Ignorance, LGBT film list, list of LGBT books, list of LGBT music, reactions to the presidency