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Hollie-Anne Brooks
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Award-winning freelance journalist and broadcaster specialising in disability, politics and travel. Living a beautiful slow life in Suffolk with ME and FND. Writing a novel on my laptop and poetry on my notes app.
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It’s not directly impacting you, right? We see you. We know who’s on our side and who isn’t. This isn’t a disability issue. This is a humanity issue.

Email your MP. Join the protests both online and offline and most importantly check on your disabled friends because we are not OK.
A pale blue ombré background. In big cream italic font, text reads “trust me” followed by slightly smaller font saying “your disabled friends have noticed you’ve not posted about opposing the disability benefit cuts” at the bottom is an oblong which has the author’s username in which is @ HollieAnneB.
March 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Bed-bound girl has hobbies. A study.
On a pale pink duvet cover with navy stars lies several of Hollie’s hobbies. On the left is her silver MacBook covered in stickers, a copy of the novel Rebecca and a journal featuring a charming illustration of a country mouse on the cover. To the right is an open large square tin which houses various packets of stickers, washi tapes, printed out book review sheets and a pair of blue scissors.
January 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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The in-laws got me Henderson’s Relish for Christmas and I’m chuffed. Strong and northern Christmas wishes to you all!
Hollie is a white woman with dark brown hair with a grey steak. She has black rimmed glasses, red lipstick and a denim shirt with reindeer embroidered on. She’s holding a glass bottle of Henderson’s relish which is a dark liquid and has an oranges label.
December 25, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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Hello, btw.

I’m Hollie-Anne. I’m an award-winning freelance journalist and broadcaster, a disability rights campaigner and a lover of daily joy.

Published in the Guardian, i Paper, The Times and more. Writing a magical realism novel while also running a small jewellery business.

I’ve got a cat.
Hollie-Anne is a white woman with dark hair in two braids. She has black rim glasses, chubby cute cheeks and slightly glossy lips. She wears a burnt orange long sleeve polo neck top under a black camisole slip dress.
December 8, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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Tonight is the final show of the Eras Tour and I’m emotional. Taylor Swift has genuinely changed lives with this tour as people got engaged at shows (not me), wore outfits of their dreams (me) and started businesses as a result (also me)

I had the time of my life 💕
A photo taken from high up at Anfield stadium as Taylor Swift performs her final song of the set. Taylor has long blonde hair and is wearing a sparkly pink jacket while her two dancers are in a sparkly blue jacket and green one respectively
December 8, 2024 at 5:55 PM