Chloe Gilholy
Bio
Former healthcare worker and lab worker from Oxfordshire. Author of ten books including Drinking Poetry and Game of Mass Destruction. Travelled to over 20 countries.
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Deleting Twitter, Goodreads and People.
I used to spend a lot of time on Twitter and Goodreads. Through after my break up, I didn’t want to be on those sites anymore. Twitter used to be a fun place where I would look for places to submit work for. I found a local writing group through Twitter and also found out about Vocal through Twitter.
By Chloe Gilholya day ago in Journal
My Trip to France was Amazing!
I returned back from Paris Monday night. It was awesome. It was great to be able to do what I wanted, spend my own money and not be surrounded by toxic people or people that put me down. I've been to France many times, and every visit has always been special.
By Chloe Gilholy7 days ago in Wander
McDos
McDonald’s always has a different menu depending on what region you’re in. And all the different names it has too. So if I say Maccies I mean UK McDonald’s and McDo is the French McDonalds. McDo feels a lot more fancy. When I hear people talk about McDonald’s here, they never call it McDonalds. I always hear them say McDo. McDonald’s in France probably gets a special mention in pop culture thanks to Vincent Vegas in Pulp Fiction. The first meal on my Paris trip was the McChevre (goats cheese) wrap, green tea and macaroons.
By Chloe Gilholy10 days ago in Feast
Therapy Reflections
I was referred to therapy services after ongoing bouts of anxiety and burnout. I think the worst stages of my anxiety were back when I was a child. I was bullied a lot at school, teachers thought I would have a limited future and would never cope at a mainstream school. I cried a lot and hated being last because it made me feel like a failure. Because of multiple problems, I avoided doing PE or any physical sports. Now I go to the gym five times a week and been slowly building a better mind and body for myself.
By Chloe Gilholy21 days ago in Journal
My Upcoming French Trip
I've visited France so many times, that I can't remember them all. But I always remember the architecture, the food, and the place where I tried alcohol for the first time. In May, I will go to Disneyland Paris for the fourth time. I remember going to a chocolate factory in France on a school trip. I don't remember the exact place, but I think it was up north somewhere. The last time I visited Paris was nearly 15 years ago. Last year I went to Lille and Strasbourg.
By Chloe Gilholy25 days ago in Wander
I'm Leaving Tomorrow
Sook-Jo gazed at the woman in the mirror. She had no idea who she was. Who was this lady with ribs sticking out of her dress and a wedding ring that dangled off her finger? Her husband was a stranger — not the man she fell in love with. Sook-Jo had already lost a friend, how could she lose her soulmate too?
By Chloe Gilholyabout a month ago in Fiction