Month: January 2017

Dear friend/acquaintance/housemate, Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, you were my fresh start. I arrived in Glasgow on the 9th of September, and never looked back. For the first time in my life, I had everything I’d ever wanted. With almost zero exceptions, everyone seemed to like me, and for the…

By fate, or lack of forethought, I find myself spending New Year’s Eve alone for the first time in my life. And, in a way, it seems a fitting way to end the year, because 2016 was the year when I learnt the difference between being alone, and being lonely. As I write, I sit…