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PHOTOS: The Swansea Fringe

 Thanks to Tracey Rhys for these two lovely photos from The Swansea Fringe where I was hosting an event with Emily Cotterill and Mari Ellis Dunning on Sunday at COPR Bar, and I also read a few poems...



Thanks also to all who braved the weather and came along and to Joe and the rest of the festival team and to Lee at COPR Bar for having us! Here are some of my favourites who stayed for a catch up after...


Also, the weather meant my hair was firmly under a hat / in plaits for most of the weekend, but it did start out looking nice... so as I photographed this rare good hair day... here's evidence! I'm a right curlylocks again at the moment... which means it is rare they tame themselves nicely...






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