Why I Travel, Or “What Makes You Feel Alive?”
Glasgow is most itself on days when heavy grey clouds hang low in the sky, saturated with rain that aches to flow freely, spewing droplets on the tiny people below. …
Read MoreWe Need To Talk (Like, We All Do)
You can feel it, when you’re coming out of a depressive period. You can taste the sheer life force that your coffee contains. The scent of the slightly-squashed raspberries you’re …
Read MoreDystopian Anxiety: Why I’m Rewriting My Novel (Again)
Confession: 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 …
Read MoreWhat Turning 21 Taught Me
Yesterday 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 …
Read MoreEpi(blog)ue: When Does The Writer Stop Writing?
It’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 …
Read MoreEliza’s Escapades: 25th-29th December 2018
25th December 2018 —
I dreamt I was dancing with a friend. I woke up happy and at peace. I lay in bed for a couple of hours, because I didn’t …
Eliza’s Escapades: 22nd-24th December 2018
22nd 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 …
Eliza’s Escapades: 19th-21st December 2018
19th 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 …
Eliza’s Escapades: 16th-18th December 2018
16th 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 …
You Are What You Watch: Guilty Pleasures, Problematic Faves, and the Shows that Save the Day
In the weeks since the university semester ended, I spent a great deal of time binge-watching all six seasons of “2 Broke Girls”. During the first episode, I didn’t think …
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