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26/06/2021

News, if you like stationery: I’m closing my shops on 1st September!

Hello! Big news today, if you are interested in very cool stationery and accessories: I am closing my shops on 1st September. I may reopen in December or January, depending on my workload. I’m juggling one too many plates, so I thought I’d put this one down before it smashes, aka something goes wrong in… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Etsy

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08/12/2017

The Three Types of New Year’s Resolution

I got a pitch email earlier from an SEO company saying ‘your Instagram is great and deserves to be seen by more than 186 people!’ I nearly replied with ‘actually that’s 185 people, get with the programme – some new bookstagram account followed me yesterday and has since disappeared back to the Instasphere. Thanks for… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Etsy, My Chemical Romance (get a category)

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25/04/2017

Grasping at Straws (okay, leaflets)

Today I spent four hours in a virtual queue waiting for tickets for The Cursed Child, only to spend my allotted twenty minutes of browsing time searching fruitlessly for the right number of tickets on the right number of days in the correct type of seats. So ‘miffed’ doesn’t really cover it. Anyway, the good… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, Complaints, DISCUSS., Internet, THE WORLD *head in hands*

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14/12/2016

All I Want for Christmas is Eight Hours Sleep, Peace of Mind & An MCR Singalong

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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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stationery on Etsy

News, if you like stationery: I’m closing my shops on 1st September!

The Three Types of New Year’s Resolution

Grasping at Straws (okay, leaflets)

All I Want for Christmas is Eight Hours Sleep, Peace of Mind & An MCR Singalong