Francesca's Thoughts

Hello. Francesca Astraea here. Make a cup of tea and settle in for a chat!

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20/09/2017

Happy Publication Day to My Story About Homicide and Garden Shears

Happy publication day to my latest story! It’s the third in the Everyday Acts of Murder series, Gardening, and I’m quietly excited because it’s the first one I ever worked on back in, I think, 2015. I have a sneaky feeling I had the inspiration for it when I was watching a gardening programme, so thanks, Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Internet

crowdfunding on Patreon, driving to work, Everyday Acts of Murder, flash fiction, Francesca’s Words, Indifferent Ignorance, living wage UK, short story, story about mermaids, story about witches
24/12/2013

Merry Christmas Snowflakes, Here’s a Delightful Story to Warm Your Bones

I wrote it and everything. Big thank yous to Lakshmy Mathur for the artwork and Martin who runs Story Shack for sorting out my weird formatting. Season’s greetings snowflakes! If you could tell me what you think it would be like receiving a gift from you. As opposed to for you, and let’s face it Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, December 2013, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, Scriptures

‘Season’s Greetings’, Art, Christmas, Dobby, excellent hair, gifts, Halloween, illustrated work, Indifferent Ignorance, Lakshmy Mathur, my writing, short story, The Story Shack