9:51pm, 17th November 2015
Common sense dictates I should refrain from commenting on politics and religion.
Bollocks to that. Politics and religion are central to my thinking, and they'll come out in all my stories. I'm not going to pretend to not be me. Honestly and seriously, though--I don't mean any offence by any of the below. I'm just thinking out loud.
10:40pm, 12th November 2015
I may well regret committing to so much social media distraction. I fear that social media is catnip for writers: satisfying, addictive and wholly useless and unfulfilling.
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9:07pm, 4th November 2015
It can be tough to peak early in your career, and know that it's all downhill from here, but sometimes you've just gotta take what the fates deal you. Will I ever hit the heady heights of local press again? Is this my sole moment in the blinding sunlight of Lincolnshire gossip?
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You're not a person, they say, circling. You're one of Them. From the other side.
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It doesn't have to be like this, I often tell her. You don't have to fight me.
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