Reflections on Living in London
It’s crazy to think that I’ve lived in London for almost three years now. It seems like just yesterday it was 2019 and I was washing dishes for a living. … Continue reading Reflections on Living in London
Tag: Personal
The Great Bookshop Crawl of 2023
The craziness that was the summer of 2022 saw an explosion in the phenomenon of bookshop crawling. For the uninitiated, a bookshop crawl is exactly what it sounds like. You … Continue reading The Great Bookshop Crawl of 2023
Spring Semester 2022: Narrative Currents
In yesterday’s post I referred to the same group of friends- The Clayhill Crew, or The Oven Enthusiasts- and when I reflect on our time together, I often think about … Continue reading Spring Semester 2022: Narrative Currents
Spring Semester 2022: Finding Fun Between the Deadlines
I had hoped to blog more than I have this year, but as predicted this site has been left untended and wilting in the wake of my book. When I … Continue reading Spring Semester 2022: Finding Fun Between the Deadlines
Spring Semester 2022: Poetry at the Outbreak of War
As the train pulled into Waterloo Station, I got a text from Emily. I’m in Foyles. It was 6:30pm, February 24th 2022, a Thursday. That morning Russia had launched an … Continue reading Spring Semester 2022: Poetry at the Outbreak of War
My Year in Review: 2021
I knew from the beginning that 2021 would be different. I graduated from The University of Winchester in 2014 without any plan for my life, and spent seven years living … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2021
Halloween Week 2021: Dune, the Pub Quiz, & My First Time Dressing Up
My Brother Comes to Visit October ended up being a busy month, to say nothing of my job and my studies. After meeting up with my old friends on the … Continue reading Halloween Week 2021: Dune, the Pub Quiz, & My First Time Dressing Up
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
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
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
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
My Year in Review: 2020
As I’ve stated in previous blog posts, I’ve gone on a lot of short but frequent walks since the first national lockdown in March. It’s the sort of thing I … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2020