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getting your eyebrows waxed for the first time since Christmas

08/05/2021

Pre-Empting Burnout and Turning Off the Internet for a Bit (except not here, here is nice)

This time a month ago I wrote about feeling like we were all living in the Nine of Wands. I still do, but the end is in sight. Or if not sight then it’s around the corner and down the road a bit. My diploma is almost finished. This stage of lockdown is almost finished.… Continue reading

Books, brain chat

Call Down the Hawk, easing out of lockdown, getting your eyebrows waxed for the first time since Christmas, Mister Impossible, nine of wands, No. 1 Reader's Club, taking a holiday, taking a social media break, The Raven Cycle

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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.

Speaking of tea… Make a cup and settle in.

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getting your eyebrows waxed for the first time since Christmas

Pre-Empting Burnout and Turning Off the Internet for a Bit (except not here, here is nice)