Eliza Serena Robinson is an author and blogger, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Eliza published her debut novels at the age of 14, and is currently preparing to release updated editions of these novels, the first of which will come out in 2019. When Eliza isn’t writing, she can be found studying, travelling, improvising, or daydreaming about running away to Estonia.
Be Sociable, Share! TweetConfession: sometimes I wonder if I have a single personality trait that doesn’t stem from anxiety. I spent a good chunk of my life feeling like an alien who didn’t fit in anywhere, and I adapted my behaviour accordingly. I lurk on the sidelines, I keep my mouth shut in group situations,…
Be Sociable, Share! TweetYesterday was my 21st birthday, and I find myself asking: as I grow older, who do I want to be? I’ve been having an identity crisis lately. I forgot who I am, forgot what it meant to be a writer. A week ago, I sat in my mentor’s office, alternating between scanning…
Be Sociable, Share! TweetIt’s New Year’s Eve, and I am celebrating in style, by chilling alone in my flat, listening to music, and writing this blog. Ordinarily I would write some long, rambling reflection about 2018, but tonight it’s the last thing I want to do. I don’t want to look back on this year….
Be Sociable, Share! Tweet22nd December 2018 — I felt sad to leave Riga behind, but I was glad to leave my hostel. The more distance I put between myself and those creepy men, the better! I went to the branch of Caffeine of Krišjāņa Barona street one last time, more to honour my tradition than…
Be Sociable, Share! Tweet19th December 2018 — Travelling has convinced me that showers and coffee are the solution to all my problems. I feel better about Latvia today. I sit in Caffeine with a cappuccino, cinnamon sprinkled on top. It still feels like a different world, but in the bright light of day, my sense…
Be Sociable, Share! Tweet16th December 2018 — The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, but this journey begins with a train from Glasgow to Edinburgh. This is where we first meet the heroine of this tale, who has taken to referring to herself in the third person for dramatic effect. Writing…
Be Sociable, Share! Tweet As I begin writing this, it’s 23:17 on the last day of November. When you read it, a new month will have begun. A new beginning, perhaps. Or four weeks to look back and reflect on the year that has past, to cremate the wounds we hold close, and scatter their…
Be Sociable, Share! Tweet In improvised theatre, there is a game called “More Specific”, where at any point the audience can call out “more specific!”, and the performers have to repeat what they’ve just said in greater detail. The specificity is usually played for humour. Even in other improv games, both comedy and narrative rely…
Be Sociable, Share! Tweet It’s almost 9pm as I write this, and the full moon in Gemini shines bright in the dark sky. I should be studying, or sleeping, but instead I am reading a blog I wrote in March this year, and thinking about how much I have changed since then. The blog is…
