Ellen Frances

Joined March 2021

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Daily five-minute reads about writing — discipline, doubt, and the reality of taking the work seriously without burning out. https://linktr.ee/ellenfranceswrites

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Caught Yourself Saying "You Let" Your Partner Do Things? Yeah, That's Not Normal.
There was a stack of makeup in front of me. I had just been on a shopping spree, spending my hard-earned money at one of my favourite beauty stores. The stack was huge, I give him that. But it wasn't any fan of beauty or skincare wouldn't appreciate.
By Ellen Frances15 days ago in Humans
I Politely Quit My Job. Apparently, I Burned All My Bridges
There’s always one job departure you’ll never forget. For me, it was my second last employment, the one that convinced me to open my business.
By Ellen Frances15 days ago in Journal
Three Men, Flirting Callowness, And A Stubborn Lady
Midnight. “You’re flirting with me,” the young, barely pubescent man quipped as I adorned his lap. I felt my face contort, my quizzical expression seemingly unjustifiable as I straddled him in the middle of the raucous house party. People were watching his insistence as much as they hung off my denial. Our battle of wills had replaced any other entertainment.
By Ellen Frances2 years ago in Chapters
The Woman, The Man And The Other Woman. Mine, Not His.
It wasn't like dating was easy before my relationship threesome entered my life. Pleasing everyone seemed to be my priority over pleasing myself, one of many mistakes I made in my romantic life.
By Ellen Frances2 years ago in Chapters
When Two Of The World's Most Colourful Artists Collide, All Hue Ceases To Exist
In a striking way to portray one of history's most colourful musical icons, Warhol strips Elvis's blazing persona and presents him in raw, insolent black and white.
By Ellen Frances2 years ago in Critique
And Just Like That, Fans Hold Their Breath For An Imminent Shift
It's impossible to deny the penultimate episode of the second series is building to insurmountable change audiences aren't clamouring to see.
By Ellen Frances2 years ago in Critique
You Can't Follow The Dream, But You Can Watch The Nightmare
During the second golden age of wrestling, legend Dusty Rhodes sired a modern-day paladin, Cody Rhodes. Yet, in his self-titled documentary, The 'American Nightmare' depicts his meteoric rise as onerous and turbulent, despite his father's fame.
By Ellen Frances2 years ago in Critique
Step Up To The Ropes And Conquer The Internet
Highflying takes a new form, and it's impossible to ignore. We see an undeniable display of athleticism exemplified in this short viral TikTok video from WWE.
By Ellen Frances2 years ago in Critique
Sign On The Dotted Line, And You Have Yourself An Affair
We all have an ardour for romance we understand. Relationship economy, by which everyone understands who gets what from the transaction.
By Ellen Frances2 years ago in Chapters
Rejection Isn’t A Rite Of Passage For Writers, Describes This Failed Pen-pusher
Everyone will tell you that writing rejection is perfectly normal. Expected, if you will. All part and parcel of being a writer.
By Ellen Frances2 years ago in Writers
Your Reaction To Harry’s Book, Spare, Speaks Volumes About Your Relationship Issues
Everyone has a reaction to ‘Spare.’ Every person alive, who knows of the British Royal Family, has an opinion about the fact one of the senior royals is dishing everything.
By Ellen Frances2 years ago in BookClub
The Humbling Of The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert
Three challenged members of homophobic Sydney society embark on a physical and metaphorical journey across the Australian desert.
By Ellen Frances2 years ago in Critique

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Caught Yourself Saying "You Let" Your Partner Do Things? Yeah, That's Not Normal.

I Politely Quit My Job. Apparently, I Burned All My Bridges

Three Men, Flirting Callowness, And A Stubborn Lady

The Woman, The Man And The Other Woman. Mine, Not His.

When Two Of The World's Most Colourful Artists Collide, All Hue Ceases To Exist

And Just Like That, Fans Hold Their Breath For An Imminent Shift

You Can't Follow The Dream, But You Can Watch The Nightmare

Step Up To The Ropes And Conquer The Internet

Sign On The Dotted Line, And You Have Yourself An Affair

Rejection Isn’t A Rite Of Passage For Writers, Describes This Failed Pen-pusher

Your Reaction To Harry’s Book, Spare, Speaks Volumes About Your Relationship Issues

The Humbling Of The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert

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