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By Michael J. Vowles Posted on October 28, 2021January 5, 2023

Why I Went Back to University 7 Years After Completing Undergrad

A few years ago, I wrote a somewhat zany post in which I explored the differences between the nightmares I have as an adult and the ones that plagued me … Continue reading Why I Went Back to University 7 Years After Completing Undergrad

Categories: Kingston Stories, PersonalTags: Anxiety, Education, Employment, Mental Health, Personal Growth
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on August 24, 2021

Looking Back at the Past: The Yearning for Second Chances

If you could go back, would you? Or better yet- what would it mean to you to have a second chance at something? There’s something so compelling and enduring about … Continue reading Looking Back at the Past: The Yearning for Second Chances

Categories: Books, PersonalTags: Books, Mental Health, Personal development, Time travel
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on August 21, 2021August 21, 2021

Showing Faraway Friends Around My Home City

I’ve mentioned a few times on this blog over the past year how I haven’t gone out much since the COVID-19 pandemic. Whenever each lockdown was lifted, I kept on … Continue reading Showing Faraway Friends Around My Home City

Categories: Personal, TravelTags: Bristol, Friendship, Mental Health, Personal, Travel
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on August 18, 2021

Preserving the Past Part 3: Post-Graduation Travels in the USA

The intent of this little series has always been to reflect on my obsession with preserving the past, which I’ve always gone about in the same basic way: externalizing the … Continue reading Preserving the Past Part 3: Post-Graduation Travels in the USA

Categories: Personal, Travel, WritingTags: Creativity, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Travel, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on August 11, 2021

Bebo into Facebook: My First Experiences with Social Media

In my previous post, I wrote about how I became obsessed with taking photos at the age of 16. I wasn’t interested in photography as an art- I just wanted … Continue reading Bebo into Facebook: My First Experiences with Social Media

Categories: PersonalTags: Mental Health, Personal Growth, Social Anxiety, Social Media
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on August 6, 2021

Preserving the Past Part 2: My Photo-Taking Craze During the Last Year of School

In my last post I wrote about my obsession with preserving memories by making time capsules for the future. I focused on the scrapbooks and journals I made toward the … Continue reading Preserving the Past Part 2: My Photo-Taking Craze During the Last Year of School

Categories: PersonalTags: Introvert, Personal, Photography, School
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on August 3, 2021

Preserving the Past Part 1: Revisiting the Scrapbooks I Made in Primary School

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had an obsession with preserving the past and a fear of losing it. Like many kids, I used to fantasize about … Continue reading Preserving the Past Part 1: Revisiting the Scrapbooks I Made in Primary School

Categories: PersonalTags: Childhood, Creativity, Memory, Nostalgia, School, Scrapbook
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on July 22, 2021

Dragon Cards & the Onset of Adolescence

Like most kids I went through a series of phases. I had my Pokémon phase, my gelled-up hair phase, my building-things phase, et cetera. At age eleven I had my … Continue reading Dragon Cards & the Onset of Adolescence

Categories: PersonalTags: Adolescence, Dragons, Drawing, Personal, School
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on July 19, 2021

Reflecting on the Worth of My Creative Writing Degree

I knew that I wanted to study Creative Writing at university when I was twelve years old. From that point forward, I focused everything on building towards this very specific, … Continue reading Reflecting on the Worth of My Creative Writing Degree

Categories: Personal, WritingTags: Creative Writing, Education, Employment, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on July 12, 2021July 13, 2021

Football, England, & Me

I remember the first time I watched a live football match. It was June 21st, 2002. I was nine years old and the whole school had gathered in the assembly … Continue reading Football, England, & Me

Categories: Personal, SportsTags: England, Football, Identity, Personal, Politics
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on July 7, 2021

Lockdown Productivity

In my Year in Review post for 2020, I mentioned how the COVID-19 pandemic reaffirmed my need for strong guidelines with clearly-defined, specific, and actionable targets. I found that I … Continue reading Lockdown Productivity

Categories: Personal, WritingTags: Covid-19, Productivity, Self improvement, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on July 5, 2021

Blogging & Authenticity

Last week I went a little meta by writing a blog post about me blogging. Today I’m gonna double-down on that and write a blog post about a blog post … Continue reading Blogging & Authenticity

Categories: Personal, WritingTags: Authenticity, Blogging, Self improvement, Writing

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