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‘Strictly Come Dancing’

29/12/2016

Proof 2016 Wasn’t One Hundred Per Cent Shite.

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(All Hail) Creation, Art, Books, December 2016, MCRmy, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Videos

#Parade10, ‘Planet Earth II’, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, ‘The Raven King’ Maggie Stiefvater, 2016, 2016 wasn’t totally shit, Beyonce Hold Up video, cancer research, gravitational waves, Indifferent Ignorance, Leonardo DiCaprio, meeting Maggie Stiefvater at YALC, Prep on the NHS, Trawler magazine short story ‘Community Spirit’
29/09/2013

Spring Cleaning in Autumn

It’s Sunday, which means that I’m sitting here in a relatively clean room (relative to what it was like yesterday anyway) with a now-empty cup of tea and a planner containing ideas for projects and blogs whichwillonedaygetfinishedIswear. Hopefully. Actually I’m more interested in books than blogs at the moment: House of Hades is out in a just over… Continue reading

Books, DISCUSS., Indifferent Ignorance, Jesus, September 2013

‘House of Hades’, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, ‘The Mark of Athena’, blogs, Indifferent Ignorance, Jesus, Rick Riordan, spring cleaning in autumn

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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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‘Strictly Come Dancing’

Proof 2016 Wasn’t One Hundred Per Cent Shite.

Spring Cleaning in Autumn