Larking About
Franky ShanahanResources, inspiration and community for busy people who want to reconnect with their creativity and start making things 'just for fun'.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 33 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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A Mid-Year Creative Check-In
Unbelievably, we’re approaching the end of June. The midpoint of the year.
So far, 2026 has been far from straightforward. I lost my bonus dad in February, spent an unplanned month in Australia, and I’ve been navigating grief, and all that...
I Saw This and Thought of You #13
Welcome to another installment of I Saw This and Thought of You - your monthly dose of creative inspiration and links worth clicking, curated by me with you in mind.
Here in the UK, we’re a few days into a heatwave. The temperatures have...
What's In My Journaling Pouch?
I’ve wanted my own journaling pouch for a while. This time last year, I attended a workshop at the Miso Paper Pop-Up in London. It was the first time I’d been to an in-person stationery event, and it was fascinating to see how everyone orga...
I Saw This and Thought of You #12
Welcome to another installment of I Saw This and Thought of You - your monthly dose of creative inspiration and links worth clicking, curated by me with you in mind.
If you made it through my most recent missive, you’ll know the last coup...
Notes on Creating While Grieving
The acrylic paints pictured above aren’t mine. They belong to my bonus dad1.
BELONGED. I’m still not used to talking about him in the past tense.
At the end of February, he died suddenly from a catastrophic brain bleed following a fall ou...
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