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Feb 14
5 min

5 Reasons GBBS Is a Secret Masterclass in Writing

Image courtesy of: RadioTimes & Channel 4 ***Warning: this post contains spoilers for various seasons of The Great British Baking Show. (...

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EPB

Sep 9, 2018
3 min

In This Essay I Will

In The Road to Little Dribbling, my curmudgeon spirit animal, Bill Bryson (let’s be honest; he’s practically my Patronus), makes the case...

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EPB

Jun 9, 2018
4 min

How Can We Help?

Man. What a conversation we’re having. Over the last week, I’ve been reading a lot of encouragement from compassionate people across all ...

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EPB

Jun 1, 2018
4 min

C'Mon, Guys

So I went to spin class the other night. And I fell, and hit my head, and woke up and thought I was the most beautiful person in the worl...

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EPB

May 4, 2018
3 min

Modeling Is Weird

My feet are still recovering. It has been almost a week since my last gig, and they are still haunted by the specter of those white, open...

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EPB

Apr 7, 2018
4 min

This Is How Old I Am

I’ve always been mature for my age, which is really just a euphemistic way of saying I was that weird kid who enjoyed reading Reader’s Di...

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EPB

Mar 29, 2018
3 min

My Phone Is Dying and Also Hates Me

My phone is dying. And not in a “The battery is at 19%” kind of way. It’s full-on, Lavinia-in-Season-2-of-Downton-Abbey dying: slowly, sn...

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EPB

Mar 25, 2018
4 min

Why I Need a Butler

I don’t generally consider myself a lazy person. I work a full-time job while pursuing my life’s work in my spare time (namely, acting, w...

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Even Though I Was Told Not To: An Introduction

EPB

Mar 18, 2018
3 min

Even Though I Was Told Not To: An Introduction

A blog? Really? I know. But you don’t have to read it! Honestly, please go back to watching the Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again trailer. …Oh....

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