Visiting Jane Austen’s House

If you follow me on social media at all, you may have noticed that I’m a big fan of Jane Austen! Recently, on a short break to Hampshire, I got to tick another Austen experience off my bucket list, and visit the house she lived in in the village of Chawton. The Chawton house was where Austen spent most of the last years of her life, after her father passed away and her brother gave a house in Chawton to her, her sister, mother, and friend.

The White Review Issue 31: Launch Party!

OK, so this post is a couple of days late… sorry! I don’t really have an excuse beyond I’ve been really tired, and the last couple of days couldn’t bring myself to sit down and write after doing the other things I had to do that day. As with the other week, this week’s post is actually talking about a literary event: the first in-person literary event I’ve attended since before COVID-19! Just to clarify before I get started, this is not sponsored in any way: I wasn’t invited by organisers, and I paid for my own ticket as an audience member.

Build a Problem – dodie: Review & Recommend | FIRST IMPRESSIONS

This post has sort of been a long time in the making! I originally pencilled it in my schedule a couple of months back, but then the album got delayed, so it got pushed back further. And then, to top it off, I was so busy when the album first came out that I didn’t get a chance to sit down and write the post! But now finally, here we are! Obligatory “I am writing this on mobile, sorry if there are any formatting issues” disclaimer. I’ll update this post at the end of the week to edit out any formatting issues when I have access to my laptop again.

Fearless (#TaylorsVersion) | MY THOUGHTS

So, I meant to post this the other week, but then I didn’t. Instead, here it is now, for your reading pleasure. I know that all of my readers are big T-Swift fans (right?) so sit back and enjoy the ride, as I take Fearless (Taylor’s Version) one song at a time, and give you all of my thoughts…