We 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 …
Read MoreConspiracies of Creativity
I am good at getting what I want. To be more specific, I am good at getting what’s good for me. I used to mistake this for me being terrible …
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