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      10 Favourite Episodes of Community

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      Cuties and the Sexualization of Children

      Maleficent vs Sleeping Beauty

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      It’s Perfectly Okay Not to Be a Feminist

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      Daenerys and Walter White: Same Characters, Different Shows

      Why Game of Thrones Ended Perfectly

      The Genius of Game of Thrones Characterization

      Jon Snow: The Prince Who Was Promised

      Sansa Stark: Girl Becomes Woman

      Why People Love Game of Thrones

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      How To Be Less Self-Absorbed

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      What’s My Political Compass?

      Why you SHOULD NOT vote Tory in the UK election

      Weed Should Be legal

      Abortion doesn’t care about your feelings

      Conservative Snowflakes

      Is Conservatism the New Counter-Culture?

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      On Being Sensitive

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      How to Spot a Psychopath

      In Which My Situation Feels Ridiculous

      Alcoholics Anonymous vs Smart Recovery

      Are Personality Disorders Real?

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      Interview with Petrina Binney

      So, here we are.

      THIRD NOVEL COMING SOON! (5th published work)

      Plot vs Character-Driven Stories

      Review of Anne by Robert Fanshawe

      Changing the Way I Blog

  • Young People

      Advice to would-be artists

      University wasn’t for me.

      Generation Y Me

      Facebook’s False Friendship

      Same-Sex Schools?

      Can young people be in love?

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A Culture of Self-Deprecation

By zarinamacha October 5, 2019October 27, 2020
2019 / Humanity

Ask a pretty woman if she’s attractive and she’ll instantly say she isn’t. Or, she’ll downplay it, or say you’re prettier than her. No one likes a show-off, but a simple acknowledgement of one’s looks, talents, and intelligence is not a bad thing. Self-deprecation is not always the way. The […]

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Review of Anne by Robert Fanshawe

By zarinamacha August 21, 2019October 27, 2020
2019 / Writing

My friend and fellow writer Robert J. Fanshawe kindly wrote this brilliant review of my latest novel, Anne. Check out his book The Cellist’s Friend, available via Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Over to Rob… I read Zarina Macha’s latest novel Anne during the summer with my children on holiday and […]

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Changing the Way I Blog

By zarinamacha August 17, 2019October 27, 2020
2019 / Personal / Writing

When I started this blog in 2017, I wanted a space to let out my opinions and converse with others online. A lot of that took place through Google Plus; I would share many of my posts in various groups and have conversations (and debates) with others online about them. […]

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A Lesson in Empathy

By zarinamacha August 10, 2019October 27, 2020
2019 / Humanity

I was sitting with one of my relatives and casually used a swear word as an adverb. I immediately apologized as I was aware the relative disliked cursing, and then we had a brief talk about language and empathy. Context In my view, words are based on context. Saying ‘nigger‘ […]

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Author Interview with Joey Paul

By zarinamacha August 9, 2019October 24, 2020
2019 / Interviews / Writing

Supporting fellow authors is important, so I warmly welcome Joey Paul to my blog today with another fabulous interview. Hello Joey! Thank you for agreeing to do this interview with me. Tell me a bit about yourself and your writing background. Thanks for having me! I’m 37, have been writing […]

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An Interview with CM Fritzen

By zarinamacha August 1, 2019October 24, 2020
2019 / Interviews / Writing

Today, I welcome the wonderful fantasy author CM Fritzen to my blog. She has reviewed both ‘Anne‘ and ‘Every Last Psycho‘ on her blog so I wanted to happily return the favour by featuring her today. Enjoy! Hello Christine! Thank you for agreeing to do this interview with me. Tell […]

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Zarina Macha

Zarina started this blog in 2017 to document her general opinions and thoughts on life. Originally on Blogger, she moved it to Wordpress in 2020, and hasn't posted any content since 2021. She is currently updating the blog and plans to resume posting content by the end of 2023.
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