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An Update on Life

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Sophie

Progress has been slow, but there has been progress. … Continue reading »An Update on Life

Categories: On Life

Black Lives Matter

Posted on June 14, 2020July 17, 2020 by Sophie

For what little my voice counts, allow me to be clear: Black Lives Matter. … Continue reading »Black Lives Matter

Categories: On Life

Writing through a pandemic: Isolation D-05

Posted on April 1, 2020June 14, 2020 by Sophie

How is it things are so peaceful and beautiful, for such a harrowing reason? … Continue reading »Writing through a pandemic: Isolation D-05

Categories: On Life

Writing through a pandemic

Posted on March 21, 2020July 17, 2020 by Sophie

“My word of the year should be Exploration! I want this year to be about going out and discovering new things!”
Ha. Maybe not. … Continue reading »Writing through a pandemic

Categories: On Life, On Writing

What does it mean to ‘follow your bliss’?

Posted on March 6, 2020June 14, 2020 by Sophie

Writing my Master’s thesis taught me a lot about myself and how I like to work. … Continue reading »What does it mean to ‘follow your bliss’?

Categories: On Life

The Sadness Found in Old Notebooks

Posted on January 22, 2020June 14, 2020 by Sophie

It was back in a year that, now, very much feels like The Before-Time. In reality, it was The Time. 2016, the Worst Year Ever. Not that the years since have been particularly better, but we lost a lot of … Continue reading »The Sadness Found in Old Notebooks

Categories: On Writing

Remember blogs? Blogs were great

Posted on January 15, 2020June 14, 2020 by Sophie

It’s bizarre to be nostalgic for the days of MySpace and Geocities, where everything was neon or black, and pages auto-played midi music. … Continue reading »Remember blogs? Blogs were great

Categories: On Writing

Resolutions and Poem Drafts

Posted on January 7, 2020June 14, 2020 by Sophie

I have a 365 day poem book, and I don’t really use it much. I get this idea at the beginning of every year that I’m going to write a poem draft every day, and I get up to maybe day four and never touch it again. … Continue reading »Resolutions and Poem Drafts

Categories: On Writing

My Word of the Year 2020

Posted on December 28, 2019June 14, 2020 by Sophie

This year is different. All years are different. I didn’t always think about it this way. This is new, and I think it’s connected to the postgraduate life. I’ve stopped thinking of things as ongoing and endless and started thinking … Continue reading »My Word of the Year 2020

Categories: On Life

NaNoWriMo: It’s not me, it’s you.

Posted on October 12, 2019June 14, 2020 by Sophie

It’s been a few years now. A few years of not finishing, of wondering what was different.

This is a requiem. … Continue reading »NaNoWriMo: It’s not me, it’s you.

Categories: On Writing

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