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29/02/2020

Things I Googled for The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes, in Order to Look Slightly Competent

I’ve been clearing out some old pieces of paperwork lately (it’s probably more accurate to say I’m always doing it, just at a rate of about one piece of paper per week). One of the scraps I found was a couple of random things I googled when I was writing The Princess and the Dragon… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, dragonnovel

can rabbits wear harnesses, dragonnovel, Francesca Burke, Indifferent Ignorance, leap-day, Patreon writer, The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes, YA fairy tale
29/02/2016

God Exists. #Justice4Leo

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February 2016, Films, Internet, Paywall, TV

February 29th, Indifferent Ignorance, Leap year, leap-day, Leonardo DiCaprio, Leonardo diCaprio Oscar meme
29/02/2012

First Ever Leap-Day Post. May It Age Four Times More Slowly Than the Rest of Them Have.

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February 2012, Funny, Internet, Paywall

February 29, Indifferent Ignorance, leap-day, stupid meme

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leap-day

Things I Googled for The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes, in Order to Look Slightly Competent

God Exists. #Justice4Leo

First Ever Leap-Day Post. May It Age Four Times More Slowly Than the Rest of Them Have.