I wrote this poem a few weeks ago when life was going great and my future was filled with hope: job prospects; PhD funding opportunities;…
You may have noticed that I’ve been rather quiet these past few weeks. Maybe you’ve found that refreshing or maybe you’ve been wondering where I’ve…
I’m a little bit crazy most days. Always have been; always will be. But widowhood seems to have increased my insanity. In fact, it seems…
OK, I’m going to answer another question from when I asked what you wanted me to write about. The second question was if I believed in…
There is a new campaign against stalking starting in the UK today and I thought it was a perfect opportunity to talk about stalking on…
I’m fat. No, that’s not true. That’s so far from the truth that it’s laughable. Heck, I’m not even overweight. Still, I feel “fat”(ish). Here’s…
It’s been nearly a week since spring break started, but it’s been anything but a break! Still, this is what I signed up for so…
As I walked into town this afternoon, I noticed a dandelion growing in a wall along the pavement. It was sticking out brightly against the…
It’s been a week since I last shared my mundane life with you here on Just Frances. And it’s been nearly that long since I…
I’ve gone back and forth over if I would share a specific sliver of my life with you or not. And I almost chose not.…
Today was Race Two in my goal of running a race a month throughout 2012. (A joint goal with my partner-in-crime, Rebecca.) We couldn’t find…
The last couple of months have been a real struggle for me emotionally. I don’t know why; I don’t know what triggered it. (Well, I…
This will be a short post (lucky you!) and serves two purposes: (1) To get me back in the habit of regular posts and (2)…
Today, I decided to let the Internet decide what my post would be. So, I went to Creative Writing Prompts to pick a topic. But…
I can’t believe that it’s been more than a week since I last blogged. I’m not exactly off to the best start this year, am…
It’s nearly midnight on January 2nd and I’m finally getting around to writing my first post of the year. I meant to write yesterday and I’ve…
Well, today marks the end of my first semester as a postgraduate student. It’s been a crazy and hectic journey to get to this point,…
Once again, I wanted to spend the day inside, hiding away from the world. I wanted to sit in and sulk and cry and feel…
This morning I realised that I haven’t been outside since Monday. I spent Tuesday and Wednesday holed up inside working on my dissertation proposal – and only…
Today has been quite a day; a day full of reminders that I meant to be a scholar. Meant to be a scholar. But I…