by franky-loveaudrey | Oct 24, 2023 | Creative Living, Creative Working
I remember exactly how I felt when I wrote Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. In those first few weeks after my return from Australia, I used words like ‘ease’ and ‘spaciousness’ to describe my experience of taking six weeks off. What I called my ‘summer of radical...
by franky-loveaudrey | Sep 14, 2023 | Creative Living
I always planned to write about turning 40. I even scribbled down some notes at the beginning of the year, thinking I’d eventually turn them into some kind of long-read. I had visions of it going live on my birthday, capturing exactly how I was feeling as I reached...
by franky-loveaudrey | Aug 7, 2023 | Creative Working
When are you going to write a book, Franky?’ my father-in-law asked, raising his voice above the noise of the theatre bar. I took a sip of my gin and tonic. ‘Oh, I don’t know, Paul, soon,’ I replied, playfully batting the idea away with my free hand. ‘I’m serious. You...
by franky-loveaudrey | Jul 25, 2023 | Creative Living
As I write, it’s day two of the summer holidays. Izzy is in Cornwall with a friend, staying at my aunt and uncle’s house near Falmouth. So far, they’ve been paddle boarding and survived an exhausting surf lesson. Jesse is at a holiday club hosted by a cookery school....
by franky-loveaudrey | Jun 12, 2023 | Creative Living, Creative Working
I’ve been thinking about quitting. Mainly because Lisa Congdon has too. This post stopped me mid-scroll and stayed with me for days. ‘I’ve been on a systematic mission to examine and quit everything in my life/work that feels finished or draining or...
