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The Story Shack

13/05/2016

Behind the Scenes, Friday 13th Edition

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Art, Books, Colour, Internet, May 2016, Paywall, Tumblr

‘Ghost Stories’, Etsy, Fall Out Boy, Francesca’s Words, freelancing, Ghost Stories zines, Halloween, Halloween art, Hell’s Belles, Indifferent Ignorance, Maggie Stiefvater, My Chemical Romance, neon hair, pink hair, The Story Shack
23/12/2014

New Spooky Story Shack Piece!

I’ve got a Christmas present for you guys! It’s a superduper Halloween story that I wrote in September! It’s illustrated by Daniele Murtas and I think they did an excellent job. If you liked it (or even if you didn’t) please leave a comment either on The Story Shack or here. I was tempted when… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Christmas, December 2014, Internet, Magazines, Scriptures

‘The Mystery of St Aidan’s’, Christmas, Halloween, Indifferent Ignorance, The Story Shack
24/12/2013

Merry Christmas Snowflakes, Here’s a Delightful Story to Warm Your Bones

I wrote it and everything. Big thank yous to Lakshmy Mathur for the artwork and Martin who runs Story Shack for sorting out my weird formatting. Season’s greetings snowflakes! If you could tell me what you think it would be like receiving a gift from you. As opposed to for you, and let’s face it… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, December 2013, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, Scriptures

‘Season’s Greetings’, Art, Christmas, Dobby, excellent hair, gifts, Halloween, illustrated work, Indifferent Ignorance, Lakshmy Mathur, my writing, short story, The Story Shack
24/11/2012

I Have a Piece of Work Published! On An Site That I Don’t Run!

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Art, COFFEE, Internet, November 2012, Paywall, Scriptures

‘Nail Varnish’, Art, collaborations, Indifferent Ignorance, Sherri Oliver, Starbucks, The Story Shack, writing

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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The Story Shack

Behind the Scenes, Friday 13th Edition

New Spooky Story Shack Piece!

Merry Christmas Snowflakes, Here’s a Delightful Story to Warm Your Bones

I Have a Piece of Work Published! On An Site That I Don’t Run!