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20/11/2015

Questionable Late Night Ideas/Blog Challenge??

Do you know what I feel like I’m lacking? Apart from a crowded bank account and my Christmas shopping? Reading blogs. I was thinking about the blogs I follow and although they’re quite varied and interesting, I don’t feel like I’m immersed in a community I’ve been a part of for six years. And I know there… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, November 2015

‘The Graham Norton Show’, blog challenge, blogging, blogs, Indifferent Ignorance, peanut butter, YA blogs
29/09/2013

Spring Cleaning in Autumn

It’s Sunday, which means that I’m sitting here in a relatively clean room (relative to what it was like yesterday anyway) with a now-empty cup of tea and a planner containing ideas for projects and blogs whichwillonedaygetfinishedIswear. Hopefully. Actually I’m more interested in books than blogs at the moment: House of Hades is out in a just over… Continue reading

Books, DISCUSS., Indifferent Ignorance, Jesus, September 2013

‘House of Hades’, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, ‘The Mark of Athena’, blogs, Indifferent Ignorance, Jesus, Rick Riordan, spring cleaning in autumn
14/07/2013

The Tentative Return of Rambling Posts

I must say, I’ve quite missed Sunday blogging. There’s nothing like sitting amongst Saturday’s mess with a mug of coffee and half-hatched weekend plans, writing nonsense and posting it on the Internet for your friends to read. Although it’s been a while since I’ve sat amongst Wednesday’s mess and written to you all, actually, or Monday’s… Continue reading

COFFEE, Holidays, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, July 2013, My Family and Other Animals, School

being broke and busy, blogging, blogs, Holden Caulfield, Holidays, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, physiotherapy, physiotherpay, Sprout, Sunday posts, sunshine
24/02/2010

Hail Frank’s Impending Brain Apocalypse.

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Complaints, February 2010, Music, Paywall, School, THE WORLD *head in hands*

blogs, Chantal Claret, Edexel, emo-rant, GCSEs, Honest Truths, Percy Jackson, sleep

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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.

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blogs

Questionable Late Night Ideas/Blog Challenge??

Spring Cleaning in Autumn

The Tentative Return of Rambling Posts

Hail Frank’s Impending Brain Apocalypse.