Stephanie Butland

Blogging. Telling stories. Thriving.

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Variously:

1. I am back in Kurdistan, for two weeks this time. It’s pretty much as I remember it: the people are welcoming, the city sprawls and grows almost as you watch, and the work is exciting. The main differences from my last trip here (apart from knowing the lie of the land) are that I [...]

Lisa Lynch

If you’ve heard of me, chances are you’ve heard of Lisa Lynch. If cancer was a festival, Lisa would be headlining on the Saturday night while I did the 3am slot in the folk punk tent. She wrote a blog and a book:

and she fought (yes, she fought) The Bullshitâ„¢ (as she called it) and [...]

In case you get thin

When I saw a recipe for Creme Egg Chocolate Brownies doing the rounds, I couldn’t resist.

But when I read the recipe, it struck me as being unduly faffy. So I offer you my own version. Enjoy.
Here’s what you need:
a 20×20cm-ish square cake pan (as you can see, I’ve got a fancy-pants one, but it’s [...]