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      10 Favourite Episodes of Community

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      Sansa Stark: Girl Becomes Woman

      Why People Love Game of Thrones

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      Weed Should Be legal

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      Is Conservatism the New Counter-Culture?

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      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

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      Advice to would-be artists

      University wasn’t for me.

      Generation Y Me

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      Can young people be in love?

Category: 2019

All my blog posts from 2019.

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2019 Thoughts

By zarinamacha December 29, 2019October 27, 2020
2019 / Personal / Social Commentary

As the end of 2019 approaches, one may as well find the time to reflect. This has been the best year I’ve had in, well, a long time. A lot of that has to do with finally feeling fulfilled in what I’m doing. I feel taken more seriously as an […]

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THIRD NOVEL COMING SOON! (5th published work)

By zarinamacha December 9, 2019October 27, 2020
2019 / Writing

Things have been non-stop for me since self-publishing my fiction and poetry in 2018. I’ve since had an article published in the i newspaper; have a mailing list (click here to join), sold copies of my poetry books at poetry events in London, had my books reviewed on book blogs […]

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Daenerys and Walter White: Same Characters, Different Shows

By zarinamacha November 20, 2019October 27, 2020
2019 / Books Films Music TV / Game of Thrones

Daenerys Targaryen and Walter White are two of the most compelling, well-written anti-heroes in TV history in my not-so-humble opinion. They also star in two of the world’s greatest TV shows. In the last episode of Thrones, I thought about how incredible Daenerys is as a character. She’s brilliant, brave, […]

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Why you SHOULD NOT vote Tory in the UK election

By zarinamacha November 18, 2019October 27, 2020
2019 / Politics

This article is referring to the November 2019 UK General Election which has now passed. Let me start by saying that I do not view conservative voters as ‘evil’, nor do I believe that who one votes for dictates their moral standpoint. That would go against my general rational pragmatic […]

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Plot vs Character-Driven Stories

By zarinamacha November 8, 2019October 22, 2020
2019 / Writing

Whenever I set out to write a story, I almost always start with the character. There’s a person that forms clearly in my mind, usually taken from human characteristics I find fascinating. Introvert vs extrovert, insecure vs relaxed, selfless vs greedy, intense vs carefree. Sometimes I think writers are psychoanalysts; […]

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Don’t Kill Yourself For Success

By zarinamacha October 27, 2019November 26, 2020
2019 / General / Personal

Danielle Steel is the bestselling author of all time and one of the most prolific authors alive. I’ve never read a book by her (romance novels aren’t my thing, gimme Stephen King or Liane Moriarty instead). However, her work ethic and creative output is inspiring. Immense Work Ethic She’s published […]

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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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  • April 21, 2021

    The Struggles of Being an Anti-Woke Person of Colour

  • March 28, 2021

    Diversity in Fiction

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    What A Real Women’s Movement Could Be

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    10 Favourite Episodes of Community

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    Discussing the Awful Ending of Dexter

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