I never realised the word ‘tired’ is in the past tense, until I started learning Russian. There’s a Russian saying Я устала как собака (YA ustala kak sabaka). In English, “I’m as tired as a[…]
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Love in the Time of Corona
When it comes to love, 2020 has really been the year to put the “hopeless” into “hopeless romantic”. The conditions needed for new love to form have all but been wiped out by various covid[…]
A Postgraduate In Pandemic Land
I spent my final year of university watching the clock. There was never enough time. I rushed from classes to theatre rehearsals to work, stayed in the library until 2am writing essays the night before[…]
How I Found Freedom in Failure
On July 24th 2020, two momentous events occurred. 1: Taylor Swift released her 8th studio album, and it is all I have listened to since. 2: I got a rejection email from the one masters[…]
The Opposite of Permanence
When the pandemic hit, most of my friends moved away practically overnight. As a university student, I had grown used to not seeing my friends for months at a time. Whenever summer comes around, one[…]
When You Gaze Long Into The Abyss…Write A Blog About It
The unfortunate truth about life is that “this, too, shall pass” also applies to the good things. As my time at university comes to its premature end, I gaze into the abyss of my empty[…]
Mourning the Minutiae
There have been periods in my life where it felt like the story ended mid-sentence. I spent days, or weeks, or months waiting for the wheel of fortune to spin, aching for a second chance.[…]
The Final Act
I don’t spend much time thinking about Italian Neorealism. When it comes to filmic styles, I’m more of a classic realism, three-act structure kind of girl. I like my narratives to make sense. Life, for[…]
Author Interview: 15 Questions with Eliza S Robinson
1. Which books most impacted your writing style? My earliest literary inspirations were Celia Rees and Garth Nix. I grew up reading historical fiction, and fantasy, and the first two novels I wrote were a[…]
December Dreams
As the year comes to a close, the questions of what we value and who we want to be become more prominent. Time is a man-made construct, but we continue to measure ourselves against it,[…]