Gosh, it’s so strange to think that we’re at the end of the year. Even Thursday’s post about New Year’s resolutions didn’t quite make it stick that it’s almost 2019. (Side note: what a strange set of numbers. 2019. It doesn’t roll off the tongue very well.) But it is, indeed, the end of the […]
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New Years Resolutions and I
Here’s a thing you may not know about me. I don’t care for New Years resolutions. Okay, I get that it’s the start of a new year and there are all sorts of exciting new opportunities to be had. I get that people may want to be sure they get the best of all of […]
Writing a Book
One of the most common questions that writers get is: “Gee, what’s writing a book like?” Well, okay, so the question isn’t worded quite like that. But the answer is still going to be the same. People, at least in my experience, often romanticise book writing. They think it must be wonderful to put down […]
Retreat
Arriving in the dark, though the clock says sleep I sit and make sure to pet the cat and dog To eat something and refamiliarise myself With the place left some time ago The place I call home Gone, though by choice, my thoughts linger On how long it will be before I can return […]
Laundry
So, at around four in the morning tomorrow, I am going to go to the airport and start my journey home. I’m home for three weeks before getting back to the grindstone that is my MSc in Applied Linguistics. But in the meantime, I get to snuggle with my kitty, pet my puppy, sleep in […]
The Art of Research
They say that you should write what you know. Great. Sure. So, what about all of those people — Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Terry Pratchett, Jim Butcher, Isaac Asimov — who have written stories that, hmm, bend the borders of reality a bit. Are we saying that they’re secretly from a parallel universe? Probably not, though […]
A Memory Never Held
Someone I know is dying. It’s not a terribly unique thing, considering how many people are in the world and how many people are dying at any given moment. I, myself, have known multiple people who have died. It’s not unique, but it is still… a bit sad. I am not terribly sentimental, nor do […]
What it’s like being a paradox: INTJ + HSP
It’s probably pretty clear that I am an introvert. I spend a lot of time happily sitting alone in my room, writing or doing research for writing. I have no problem going a day or two or three without interacting with people (beyond ordering pizza for delivery). It’s not a disorder, it’s not a disease, […]
Vanity Publishing: What It’s All About?
A century ago, publishing looked something like this: 1. You wrote the book 2. You hired an editor to edit the book 3. A publisher published the book, paying you via advance or royalties. Often you didn’t get paid much This approach is called traditional publishing. It took a good deal of the work away […]
Testing, testing
1, 2, 3… Nothing to worry, about, dear readers. I’m just testing out whether or not the changes to my website went through. It seems they have, so now I’m going to celebrate with a small poem. Outside the world is raining In here it’s pleasantly warm I’m off to do some reading And wait […]
Aye me
That scorching sight, leaving all with heads bowed before her The beatings upon bare backs, and the lashings on exposed skin Oh, but for a moment’s relief! How we long to see her when all Is dark and chill. Yet do we often forget the casual cruelty with which She treats us all. Aye, me, […]
Dental
I was told this afternoon That I should change careers And instead of living by the book Turn the world on its ears Join a gang! So I was told I should learn their lingo The anti-language that they speak Interrupt the system’s flow Now why give me the advice This push to be amoral Because, […]