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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

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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

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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

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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’?

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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

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The Year in Review

Posted on December 20, 2018June 14, 2020 by Sophie

OK, first off, what the fuck, WordPress? This Gutenberg thing is a monstrosity.  Anyway. I went to look at my past content to see if this obscenity had fucked up anything, and in doing so noticed that my 2018 planning … Continue reading »The Year in Review

Categories: On Life, On Writing

Time passes

Posted on October 16, 2018June 14, 2020 by Sophie

And just like that, my Honours year is nearly over. The last push is meant to break you down. It’s meant to be tough, it’s meant to be panic and late nights and exhaustion. We’re tired enough already, and it’s … Continue reading »Time passes

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For Memory my care is more

Posted on March 4, 2018June 14, 2020 by Sophie

I feel like all my life I’ve been searching for something that challenges me in the right way. I like university, but third year level papers left me feeling a bit like I was pushing up against the walls. Like … Continue reading »For Memory my care is more

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My planning system for 2018

Posted on January 10, 2018June 14, 2020 by Sophie

If you want to get something done, you have to plan it, and as a self-proclaimed stationery strumpet, analogue planners fulfil my desire to mess around with paper and pens (and washi tape and coloured pencils and stickers and…) This … Continue reading »My planning system for 2018

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