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The Picture of Dorian Gray

11/06/2021

Roasting My High School Work 10-ish Years Later

Last year I found a couple of huge boxes full of my notes from year seven through to year thirteen. Which was quite a lot of years ago. I burnt a lot of it on Halloween and Bonfire Night – seemed appropriate – then recycled the rest when I realised that I’d be there forever.… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, School

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, English homework, French homework, Indifferent Ignorance, job interview technique, looking over old school work, MCRmy Census, My Chemical Romance, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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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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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Roasting My High School Work 10-ish Years Later