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About me - Frances Laing

I'm a freelance writer, journalist and blogger. My focus is people and the environment.

I write challenging, investigative features and articles as well as the ones about people enjoying themselves with travel, tourism, nature and their gardens. I try to

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Being a German: 1 of 16
I've spent ten years of my life in Germany and I speak fluent German (although perhaps now a little slower than I used to). I first went to Germany when I was sixteen, spent holidays on and off there and then worked there and returned to the U.K. fifteen years later. I also studied German Studies as my first degree. I feel th... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Dating a political opposite: 3 of 6
Dating a political opposite can be wonderfully exciting and romantic. I should know I've done it myself a number of times! Sometimes though it can hurt. A lot.The reason for this I have found from personal experience is that on a day to day level you might need to eat with, live, work, sleep or have decent conversations with ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: This is now: 28 of 47
This is now Too often - I forget. I'll never have this moment again. Will never hear that music in the same scene. Ever. Why spend whole lives wishing we were different, that everything was different? Easily, so easily it's all gone - time is past and joy is wasted. This is now. This is me, inside my own skin. Looking t... More..