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25/10/2017

Indifferent Ignorance Radio: Lunch & Etsy, ft. My Kitchen

Afternoon! I didn’t feel like typing, so I spoke for five minutes instead. That sound you can hear in the background is the lid of my saucepan trying to escape its earthly bounds… Lunch was great by the way, I added cream cheese to the pasta and drowned the lot in pepper (surprise!). I might… Continue reading

Audioblogs, Food

Etsy shipping profiles, Indifferent Ignorance, Indifferent Ignorance Radio, making lunch, SoundCloud, writer life, writing
11/11/2015

A Reflection on Productivity feat. My Voice

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Art, Books, Complaints, November 2015, Paywall

IndifferentIgnorance, productivity, SoundCloud
26/05/2015

Audioblog: Ireland & Eurovision

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LGBT, May 2015, Music, Paywall, THE WORLD *head in hands*, TV

civil rights, Eurovision, football, Harvey Milk, Harvey Milk Day, Ikea, Indifferent Ignorance, Irish referendum, SoundCloud
08/02/2015

Sunday CDs

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Art, February 2015, Music, Paywall

‘Battles of a Heavy Heart’, ‘No Good Way to Die’, Chantal Claret, hand-stapling a novel, impromptu album release, SoundCloud, Sundays

Old school internet (but with better loading times).

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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SoundCloud

Indifferent Ignorance Radio: Lunch & Etsy, ft. My Kitchen

A Reflection on Productivity feat. My Voice

Audioblog: Ireland & Eurovision

Sunday CDs