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Trawler magazine short story ‘Community Spirit’

29/12/2016

Proof 2016 Wasn’t One Hundred Per Cent Shite.

Let’s not pretend that 2016 won’t go down in history as utterly awful. But amongst all the death and elections and heartbreak, there were a few shining – or at least weakly glowing – lights. Here’s a few I could remember… help me out and suggest some more to get me through the next few days?… Continue reading

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

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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.

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.

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Trawler magazine short story ‘Community Spirit’

Proof 2016 Wasn’t One Hundred Per Cent Shite.