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The Harbinger of Spring
A very pretty little bird landed on my window sill. I went to give her some seeds and then she chirped at me rather insistently that, as a witch, I was obligated to give her room and board. Well, I was very surprised to hear a bird talk but she didn’t seem to think this was at… Continue reading
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Lucy Skylark’s Magical Year
I’m so glad you agreed to be my mentor. It was very kind of you when you could be enjoying your retirement, so I’m grateful for all your time and advice. I’m so excited to be taking my first steps to becoming a full time witch. Continue reading
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Coming soon! Not new, but improved!
Hi all, I’m excited to tell you that I am going to be publishing the Magical Years of Lucy Skylark and Olive Framley this year in instalments, starting on Tuesday 3rd March, and then twice weekly as soon as Olive shows up. Continue reading
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Procrastination: Not what you need to be a record breaker
Too many things, as always. Cleaning, tidying, sorting out wider house jobs, sending a faffy email that’ll probably take 1o minutes… And wider things too. I’ve been meaning to try and get an editor for my novel manuscript for literally years. I don’t quite know what’s stopping me. Solidarity with my fellow procrastinators! Continue reading
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Lols
What brands do you associate with? Wow, commercial, much?! This blog is not sponsored and neither am I. The sun, the trees, interesting shaped clouds, double rainbows and the ability to dream belong to us all. I’m not saying there isn’t the odd brand that I like or I find reliable or good value. But… Continue reading
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Nothing
What could you do more of? I mean it. I could do more of nothing. I could sit. Loaf. Rest idle. Stare into space. Gaze out of the window. Daydream instead of scrolling. Breathe instead of scurrying. Wait. See. Be. Continue reading
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Most epic cooking fail
Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. Mine wasn’t for eating. It was during my science degree. I had to make some poly-acrylamide gel. You heat it in the microwave in a pyrex flask stopped loosely with some cotton wool. I put my cotton wool in too tight and it started to burn.… Continue reading
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Mutually assured misery
Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. The idea that people pleasing and being kind are different things. It’s good and right to be compassionate and kind to those who need it. It builds relationships to listen to and honour your friends. But I wish I had learned much earlier that… Continue reading
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Bad advice: Consistency is the most important thing
Welcome to Bad Advice, a series I’m writing that I wanted to call Bullshit Wisdom but chickened out because of Teh Algorithms. Sometimes advice is just bad. Sometimes advice is good but it strikes at our insecurities so we react against it. And sometimes it’s both. With all of these posts, I understand that people’s… Continue reading
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I mean, what isn’t…
What are your favorite types of foods? Yesterday exercise, today diet, what gives, Daily Prompt? That said, I find this question interesting because of the “types of”. I think without it many of us would be inclined to go “eh, chocolate? Pizza? Chips?” But “types of” suggests a connection and thinking about the foods I… Continue reading
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