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The Rant of the Canned Raspberries

March 24, 2018 by Alexa Thomson in Whine

Life is frustrating but sometimes all a girl wants is to cop a break. Is it really too much to ask?

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March 24, 2018 /Alexa Thomson
Whine

I Can Hear You

March 19, 2018 by Alexa Thomson in Whatever

If it’s the golden age for the telly then it’s also the golden age for the radio. Gone are the days when I have to hang about in the car park while a program ends on the radio. Streaming on-demand is a godsend!

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March 19, 2018 /Alexa Thomson
Whatever

A Civilized Life

March 12, 2018 by Alexa Thomson in Wisdom

I lust after the finer things in life but give me the choice of setting a table for a meal or lounging in front of the teev, I'll take the latter almost all the time. Where's the style, where's the je ne sais quoi?   

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March 12, 2018 /Alexa Thomson
Wisdom

The Holy Trinity

March 06, 2018 by Alexa Thomson in Wisdom

Religion is absolutely not my thing but if there was proof of a god, surely it's in the genius of Bach, Handel & Scarlatti:

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March 06, 2018 /Alexa Thomson
Wisdom

Procrastination: Ten Foolproof Protocols

March 02, 2018 by Alexa Thomson in Write

Enough with the 'how to write' guff. It's procrastination I want to talk about. I'm an expert in this field and I can get you there with just ten tips:

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March 02, 2018 /Alexa Thomson
Write

They're Back!

February 28, 2018 by Alexa Thomson in Whatever

Queer Eye. Don't let anyone tell you that this second go round is not as good as the first series. This latest dose of reality from the teev is an out and out pleasure:

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February 28, 2018 /Alexa Thomson
Whatever

A Cautionary Tale

February 24, 2018 by Alexa Thomson in Write

So. The novel. It's been a long time coming. A l-o-o-o-o-n-g time. Here's : where it's at:

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February 24, 2018 /Alexa Thomson
Write

HEA

February 07, 2018 by Alexa Thomson in Whatever

I have a degree in English literature and I'm down with the likes of Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney but I'm also a reading slut of the first order. Bodice rippers? Bring 'em on. 

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February 07, 2018 /Alexa Thomson
Whatever
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