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By Michael J. Vowles Posted on April 12, 2022

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

Categories: Books, Personal, PoetryTags: Personal, Poetry, Ukraine, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on January 4, 2022

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

Categories: Personal, Writing, Years in ReviewTags: 2021, Covid-19, Personal, Self improvement, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on December 22, 2021January 2, 2022

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

Categories: PersonalTags: Halloween, London, Personal, Self-growth, University
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 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 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 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 January 5, 2021January 6, 2021

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

Categories: Personal, Years in ReviewTags: 2020, Blog, Personal
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on November 11, 2020

The Park: A History of the Headquarters of My Youth

I stopped near the end of my loop. By which I mean: I didn’t stop walking, but I stopped unpacking the present. For a brief yet significant moment, I existed in the past. And in that brief moment, there were twenty years.

Categories: PersonalTags: Childhood, Geography, Nostalgia, Personal, School, Self-growth
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on April 22, 2020

Cruising Around the Caribbean – Part 6

After leaving Mexico, we had one full day at sea before we disembarked at Galveston. We were still cozily wrapped in the envelope of a dream, but now fleeting glimpses … Continue reading Cruising Around the Caribbean – Part 6

Categories: Personal, TravelTags: Cruise, Personal, Travel
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Cruising Around the Caribbean – Part 5

We were hoping that returning to the Freedom on the early side would give us a good chance of snagging one of those delightful hot tubs, but no. Nope. They … Continue reading Cruising Around the Caribbean – Part 5

Categories: Personal, TravelTags: Cruise, Personal, Travel
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on March 24, 2020

Cruising Around The Caribbean – Part 3

For the first day at sea, we forgot about the virus. We were cut off- both physically and digitally- from civilization, and had no desire for the end of the … Continue reading Cruising Around The Caribbean – Part 3

Categories: Personal, TravelTags: Art, Cruise, Personal, Travel

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