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‘The Umbrella Academy’

28/12/2020

2020 Has Not Been Completely Shit and Here is Definitive Proof

You heard me. I’d normally consider doing the Indifferent Ignorance awards, but I don’t feel like dedicating time to ignorant people… they are the reason I spent Christmas Day in tier 4. I’m also mindful that it’s important to count our blessings, not our curses, so in this post I’m going to share some of… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, Books, dragonnovel, Tim Minchin

'Imaginary Friend' Stephen Chbosky, 'Naughts and Crosses' Malorie Blackman, 'Real Life Money' Clare Seal, ‘Cabin Pressure’, ‘The Umbrella Academy’, A Small Wardrobe, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Derry Girls, Indifferent Ignorance, My Frugal Year, Nighty Night, Schitt's Creek, The Magnus Archives, The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes, Tier 4, Tim Minchin 'Apart Together'
21/08/2020

In which there’s some imagery about bread

Evening! I’m going on holiday tomorrow and I realised I hadn’t written in since the start of July, so I thought it was high time I pop in. It feels like a billion years ago that I wrote up my LOTR review; I can’t one hundred per cent remember what I’ve been doing in the… Continue reading

Holidays

‘The Umbrella Academy’, Indifferent Ignorance, Major Arcana series
28/02/2019

Look Out for the Ides of March. Ish.

Morning. I can’t remember the last time I blogged this early, but I can barely remember the last time I blogged, so. I can’t believe that February has been such a short month on paper, yet 2019 already feels as long as 2018 did. Then again, in the last month I’ve moved house, edited dragonnovel… Continue reading

dragonnovel, TV

‘The Umbrella Academy’, dragonnovel, idiots in Range Rovers, Patreon
28/07/2012

Holiday Post 2: Literature Appreciation Post #2

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Books, Comics, Holidays, Lists, Paywall, Zakynthos

‘Arkham Asylum’, ‘Capain Corelli’s Mandolin’, ‘Skullduggery Pleasant’, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, ‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’, ‘The Umbrella Academy’, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, ‘Trainspotting’, holiday reading, Indifferent Ignorance, literature appreciation

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‘The Umbrella Academy’

2020 Has Not Been Completely Shit and Here is Definitive Proof

In which there’s some imagery about bread

Look Out for the Ides of March. Ish.

Holiday Post 2: Literature Appreciation Post #2