Drop the Byline

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Escaped trainee lawyer turned writer/journalist. Apparently the way I write about life is โ€œactually quite funny.โ€ Expect all the things I probably should have dropped my byline for.

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About Lucie Cruz

Recovering-trainee-lawyer turned journalist; semi-professional collector of anecdotes.
My biggest fear is running out of things to say.

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