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17/05/2022

Making a Killjoy Jacket Part Three

It’s been almost 18 months since I last posted about customising my jacket? What is time?! Anyway, it’s nearly done. For the purposes of Thursday’s spiritual experience Milton Keynes show, it is done. I want to add one or two more things, but we’ll get to that. So, here and here are where I talk… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Colour, My Chemical Romance (get a category), The No. 1 Readers' Club

Aglionby Academy, Batwalk, customising clothing, Etsy, Foundations of Decay, Frank Iero, Gerard Way, killjoy jacket, MCR, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance, pink bees, Ray Toro, Stadium MK
26/06/2021

News, if you like stationery: I’m closing my shops on 1st September!

Hello! Big news today, if you are interested in very cool stationery and accessories: I am closing my shops on 1st September. I may reopen in December or January, depending on my workload. I’m juggling one too many plates, so I thought I’d put this one down before it smashes, aka something goes wrong in… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Etsy

closing, closing Etsy shop, closing Folksy shop, Etsy, Folksy shop, Francesca’s Words, Greek mythology stationery, Indifferent Ignorance, Norse mythology stationery, notebooks, small business Essex, small business Southend, stationery on Etsy
13/05/2016

Behind the Scenes, Friday 13th Edition

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Art, Books, Colour, Internet, May 2016, Paywall, Tumblr

‘Ghost Stories’, Etsy, Fall Out Boy, Francesca’s Words, freelancing, Ghost Stories zines, Halloween, Halloween art, Hell’s Belles, Indifferent Ignorance, Maggie Stiefvater, My Chemical Romance, neon hair, pink hair, The Story Shack
21/04/2016

The Queen is Quite Lovely Really, and Free Etsy Delivery (unrelated)

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April 2016, Books, DISCUSS., Government and Politics, Internet, Paywall

‘Jane Eyre’, ‘The Raven King’, broken keyboards, Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth II, Etsy, Etsy UK, feminist stationery, Greek mythology stationery, Indifferent Ignorance, Queen’s 90th birthday, William Shakespeare

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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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Making a Killjoy Jacket Part Three

News, if you like stationery: I’m closing my shops on 1st September!

Behind the Scenes, Friday 13th Edition

The Queen is Quite Lovely Really, and Free Etsy Delivery (unrelated)