Francesca's Thoughts

Let's go old-school internet and hold a conversation.

Essex

13/05/2019

In which Southend is less shit than we thought!

Afternoon. You might have noticed I’ve redecorated the blog and changed the theme to something else white and blocky, although by the time you read this I might have changed it twice more and/or back to how it was. I’ve hit a mid-afternoon slump and can’t actually remember what this blog was supposed to be… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, History & Old Stuff

British history, Essex, Indifferent Ignorance, Prittlewell Princely Burial, Saxon history, Southend on Sea
19/07/2013

Occasional Tea and Rarely-Spotted Cake

Lately I’ve been having a bit of a problem with starting posts and not finishing them so I’ve made a cup of tea to help with the old creative juices. I’ve consumed more today than I usually do in a month (tea is for socialising and coffee is for work; I have at least one… Continue reading

Books, COFFEE, Food, July 2013, Photogenius, School

bookshops, COFFEE, Costa Coffee, Drink, Ellen, Essex, Friday, Friday Week A period 5, Indifferent Ignorance, Isobel, Liberal Democrats, library, Malaysia, Politics, School, sleep, Tea
25/04/2011

I Am Productive and Shall Prove It: Part 2

To view this content, you must be a member of Francesca’s Patreon Unlock with PatreonAlready a qualifying Patreon member? Refresh to access this content. Continue reading

April 2011, Art, Colour, Complaints, Funny, Get Yer Mind Out of the Gutter, Internet, Lists, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Photogenius, Pure Insanity, Scriptures, THE WORLD *head in hands*, Videos

#MCRChat, Adobe Photoshop, Art, Bexless, Bulletproof Heart video, Essex, fan fiction, Fudge Paintbox Blue Velet, hair dye, Heaven Help Us, I Have Been All Things Unholy, Killjoys, MCR, MCRmy Essex, MCRmy Newcastle, My Chemical Romance, Photoshop, Staring Through the Demons, Twitter, Unicorn Protection League

Let’s close the door on the rest of the internet.

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.

Leave a comment on posts to continue the conversation and tell me your favourite MCR song! Oh, and while you’re here: this is a no-gen-AI household. You may not put any of my posts through an LLM. If you’re going to email me or write a comment, do it yourself.

Here’s how we can stay in touch:

Stories to escape into

Algorithm-free newsletter

let’s keep chatting at the No. 1 Readers’ Club

Keep this independent, conversational, anti-AI part of the internet going with a tip.

Or enter a custom amount

Essex

In which Southend is less shit than we thought!

Occasional Tea and Rarely-Spotted Cake

I Am Productive and Shall Prove It: Part 2