Francesca's Thoughts

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

The Raven Arcana an Illustrated Anthology

18/06/2020

Making a Killjoy Jacket Part One

Good afternoon! In a non-corona world, I’d be headed to Milton Keynes today to see My Chemical Romance for the first time since 2011. Instead I am at home, looking up what happens when you accidentally swallow a cherry pit. I suppose I could conceivably do both. Anyway, I wanted to commemorate the day, partly Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, My Chemical Romance (get a category)

Aglionby Academy, Caroline Dougherty, Fun Ghoul, Fun Ghoul jacket, Indifferent Ignorance, killjoy jacket, Maggie Stiefvater, MCRMK, My Chemical Romance Milton Keynes, The Raven Arcana an Illustrated Anthology, The Raven Cycle, Thousand Wrecks
30/09/2016

I Got Mail and It Wasn’t Something I Ordered for My Shop

I submitted a piece of writing to a publication today and holy shit I had forgotten how stressful it is. Not the writing (okay maybe a little bit the writing) but the titling and proofing and second guessing whether you can even speak English. I’m going to de-stress by looking at my recently-filled bank account Continue reading

Art, Books

‘The Raven Cycle’, fan art zines, Heroes of Olympus zines, IndifferentIgnorance, Ladies of Literature, Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Arcana an Illustrated Anthology