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Things to do in Quarantine

Here is a list of 100+ things to do in lockdown. Hope you enjoy.  1. Listen to a podcast. There are podcasts on almost every subject. You could choose something educational or something funny or a mix of both. 2. Attempt cross stitch. Whether you are new to cross stitch or experienced it is always satisfying to start a new project. If you are new a good place to start is with a simple pattern such as ones on this Facebook page and these ones on this blog. There are also some free patterns released by designers on the #bewellandstitch 3. Learn a few phrases in a new language. You could start by downloading a book from kindle or by using Duolingo. Perhaps even continue learning the language after the lockdown has ended. 4. Bake something. You could make chickpea brownies if you are lacking flour. 5. Read. Catch up on literary classics. This could include some Shakespeare or H.G. Wells. Read from your growing list of books to read or just read something entirely random. 6. Join a ...
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Pandemic - a poem

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The Tabloid - a poem

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Free Writing 1

I have decided to share my first attempt at free writing. Here it is:  Free writing is quite hard I have decided while I sit here writing my free writing or whatever you want to call it. Spewing ideas in a frenzy onto a piece of paper: your thoughts, feelings and anything else that comes to mind. The act of writing itself is not too easy either - you think in sounds that you then translate to written just for the person who is reading it to translate back into sounds either aloud or in their own head. Odd but true. I guess that's why audiobooks are so popular in our busy society. That and the convenience of being able to read and do whatever you need to do. Your demanding lists, tasks, problems to solve. That was an example of asyndetic listing - the problems of primarily analysing writing is that you analyse your own and find it never to be good enough to publish; to even show anyone. This is where free writing comes in a splurge of ideas although all I seem to be writing about is...
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'Roar' - Cecelia Ahern Review

This is a book, I found, where some of the stories resonated with me and some did not but may do when I am older/in a different situation. The main character in each short story is not given a name so there is no distance between the reader and the character but also so more people can relate as it makes it less specific. There are different genres in this book but I liked all of the stories - some were funny but all shed light upon the struggles women as a whole face. One story even showed the struggles of a man compared to with a woman - which I did not like because in this specific case the woman had it better but this is not always true. It is a short story collection but I kind of wished I got to know the characters more but that is also the beauty of it the unspecificness that unites women together over this book. I would say it is a must read for any woman cis or trans (as it does touch on trans issues as well). 
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Review - Put The Cat in the Oven Before You Describe the Kitchen

This book gets straight to the point about writing technique, is short (took me about an hour to read), simple and easy to understand with plenty of examples. This book is targeted at beginner writers but it is a helpful reminder for those writers who are more experienced also.  I have to say with this book the most important piece of advice is in the title - don't bore readers by starting with description weave it into the story - something needs to happen first. This may seem obvious as a writer but it is a helpful reminder. This is by no means the only helpful piece of information in the book, however it is crammed with tips, advice and how tos. It is also written in such as a way that the advice is easy to remember afterwards (although there is a lot and I will be dipping in and out of it for months to come).  There are however some typos and mistakes in the book mostly between pages 48 and 51 but overall the book is very helpful and well written. 
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