Catherine Franklin

Software tester moonlighting as a writer, blogger and all-round creative. Southerner living up north. Paused penning my novel to learn to love writing again.

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

I used to despair at the mess, cursing your #vexatious inability to put things back where they belong. I cleaned up after you, wiping away your untidy idiosyncrasies.

Now, the house is always orderly. Everything is exactly where I left it, and I've never felt more alone.
#vss365

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

We danced downstairs, fingers interlaced. You tied my scarf snug around my neck to keep the December air out. One last kiss, then one more, then I stepped outside. #Moonstruck, dazed and ditzy, I realised I was only in my socks. You laughed, throwing my shoes at my feet.

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[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

Wrexham Football club are hosting a firewalk in memory of an absolute superhero, lovely Aaron. Please share to raise awareness, money is being raised for @braintumourrsch

@VancityReynolds
@RMcElhenney

[Nicola Wharton @MrsNicWharton]

I am taking part in @braintumourrsch Firewalk at @Wrexham_AFC in memory of our beautiful Aaron. Please please donate whatever you can to continue the legacy of an incredible litte boy 💜

@RMcElhenney
@VancityReynolds
@Wrexham_AFC

https://t.co/7JKW1PAlGC

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

@TicketmasterCS Hi, I booked a wheelchair accessible ticket for a preview for semi final 1 at Eurovision 2023, can someone contact me please about the companion ticket as I'm concerned as there was no way to book this at the point of purchase.

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

Yesterday's word count (forgot to post!) 564. Every little helps.

#amwriting #writingcommunity

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

It's been a rough couple of weeks. I have been battling with my mental health and my motivation to be creative has been non-existent. This weekend, however, I am going to catch up on some writing and get my spark back. ✨️

#amwriting #mentalhealth #writingcommunity

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

@KJarvisAuthor Iris and Lucy 😂

[Keira Javis @KJarvisAuthor]

Hello #WritingCommunity!
Here lies my first #writerslift

I have finally succumbed to the inorexable draw known in these parts as "Tweeter".
I am new. I have no map. I have only words and few of those at that!
I do #books.

So, to introduce myself.
I am Keira. #author?

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

Word count for my after work but before dinner session: 1133.

#amwriting

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

My WOH (on hold!) is finally a WIP again! It feels like a huge breakthrough. I was terrified that putting it aside while I had two years of therapy was a mistake, as it took so long to find my words again. I'm so relieved.

Today's word count: 890

#amwriting #writingcommunity

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

@ChaOFarrell Thank you, feeling more like myself again now. A few days off social media did me the world of good. x

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

Rough week mentally. Normal tweet service will resume shortly.

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

I'm back. I prescribed a week of early nights to the emotional dragon within me and fed her lots of snacks.

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

I have written volumes. Contentious opinions. Daredevil confessions of love. Gnarly, candid accounts of the night that broke me.

I hover over the send button, then remember I'm not that person. I hit backspace and hold it down until all those #words evaporate.

#vss365

[Eva Marks @EvaMarksromance]

Writing is how I cope with my stressful life...

By adding a different stress to my life...

#WritingCommunity

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

Why stay #awake
When I could close my eyes
And share a cigarette with you again

#vss365

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

Better brush up on my GCSE maths just in case it's my turn to be the next chancellor.

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

I was feigning ignorance, but she was happiest when she was teaching me something.
"Angels work the shop floor, they're at the bottom of the ladder. Whereas archangels are middle management."
"And #seraphim?" I asked.
"Board directors. They report to the CEO Himself."

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[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

Thea had one blue #eye and one green. She hid them between thick-rimmed glasses. It seemed a terrible waste. My eyes were a murky brown, the kind people got lost in - in the same way a bog can drown a person. I kept my fringe long and my gaze low.

#vss365

[Catherine Franklin @CFranklinWrites]

I thought my phone would ring. I thought I'd hear sirens wailing and helicopters circling overhead, like last time. I thought I'd hit rock bottom, but nothing hurts like knowing #nobody is looking for you.

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