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Jane Austen

31/12/2019

A Bullet-Point Decade

Inspired by Maggie Steifvater, I have compiled an out-of-order list of things that have happened to me this decade. I’m going out later so I’ll probably get emotionally introspective initially while I’m washing my hair and then while I’m varying degrees of tipsy; I think a list is good for stating unequivocally that things happened,… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, DISCUSS.

2010s, decade round up, Indifferent Ignorance, Jane Austen, Judith Kerr, Maggie Stiefvater, New Year
21/12/2015

Review: ‘Persuasion’, Jane Austen

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Books, December 2015, Patreon Reviews, Paywall

‘Persuasion’, ‘Persuasion’ review, ‘Pride and Prejudice’, Anne Elliot, book blogger, book review, Bookstagram, Captain Wentworth, chick lit, classical novels, Indifferent Ignorance, Jane Austen, Patreon
02/08/2013

A Moment of Holden Caulfield-Inspired Newspaper-Founded Moaning

This article is an interesting read, whether you’re a Government and Politics student or not. Okay, it’s mostly interesting if you’re a Politics student. Especially if, like me, you’ve had a teacher who taught the political parties topic with enough scepticism and class discussion that the students made up their own mind about which party… Continue reading

August 2013, Complaints, DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, Internet, Newspapers, School, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘It’s no wonder none of my friends are teenage Tories’, ‘The Telegraph’, A-Level, Conservative Party, Examination board, Indifferent Ignorance, Jane Austen, Michael Gove, Political party, The Daily Mail, toilet paper

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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.

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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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Jane Austen

A Bullet-Point Decade

Review: ‘Persuasion’, Jane Austen

A Moment of Holden Caulfield-Inspired Newspaper-Founded Moaning