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I will be tired until I die

Posted on December 13, 2017June 14, 2020 by Sophie

Hey guys. General update post time. First I’d like to talk about Patreon, because they’ve made some changes in the way they account for credit card fees and, like many creators, I’m really not happy about it. Paying out of … Continue reading »I will be tired until I die

Categories: On Life

Currently

Posted on November 4, 2017June 14, 2020 by Sophie

Several months of not enough sleep and a few weeks of no exercise means I’m exhausted at the moment. Just exhausted. Physically exhausted, mentally exhausted. I need to sleep for a week but I barely manage eight hours a night. … Continue reading »Currently

Categories: On Life

Life as it stands

Posted on October 1, 2017June 14, 2020 by Sophie

No “Currently” this month. I need a break from them. Instead, here’s my life right now. One big to-do list. I am not writing enough poetry. I am daydreaming too much and writing stories in my head. Ever feel like … Continue reading »Life as it stands

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“Currently” August Edition and September Goals

Posted on September 2, 2017June 14, 2020 by Sophie

August was a month in which I got far too little sleep, but wrote almost every day. Often the latter fact led to the former. Oh, sure, it sounds good, but I’m averaging only 6 hours sleep a night and … Continue reading »“Currently” August Edition and September Goals

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Currently – July 2017 Edition and August Goals

Posted on August 2, 2017June 14, 2020 by Sophie

I blanked on you the last week or so of July, and didn’t even notice that Saturday was my day for the Currently post. My bad. So this is a combination post, a complete July wrap-up and a goal post … Continue reading »Currently – July 2017 Edition and August Goals

Categories: On Life, On Writing

There’s a voice that sounds like God to me

Posted on July 5, 2017February 6, 2019 by Sophie

I was listening to Leonard Cohen, as you do. Closing Time. I feel like lot of Cohen’s oeuvre has an element of desperation, of time slipping through one’s fingers. There’s a line in that song, “I lift my glass to … Continue reading »There’s a voice that sounds like God to me

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Shooting for that happy medium

Posted on June 25, 2017February 6, 2019 by Sophie

It’s been a strange month. I’ve had essays and tests at uni, and blogging has been put on the back burner. Now the essays are handed in, the tests are behind me and I feel like I can put everything … Continue reading »Shooting for that happy medium

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Currently – May 2017 Edition

Posted on May 31, 2017February 6, 2019 by Sophie

What the fuck happened? I turn around for ten minutes and an entire month disappears. I feel like I only just got through the mid-semester break and now the semester’s almost over. It’s June tomorrow. Halfway through the year, almost. … Continue reading »Currently – May 2017 Edition

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Snapshots in B

Posted on May 20, 2017February 6, 2019 by Sophie

B is for Battle, and Byron, and Beautiful. She walks in Beauty like the night. It’s for Bright, Broken, and Bedlam. B is for Blackboards, faint squeak of chalk, teachers dusting off their hands, the tap tap tap as someone … Continue reading »Snapshots in B

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Currently – April 2017 Edition

Posted on April 29, 2017February 6, 2019 by Sophie

I always feel weird doing a Currently when I haven’t been posting much in a month, but they’re good ways to vent, and I’ve had a tough week.   Loving I’m playing through ME3 again and goddamnit this game was … Continue reading »Currently – April 2017 Edition

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