It’s been 20 years since I last saw him. Twenty years since he caused me an unimaginable amount of pain – pain that has stayed with me…
The world seems to be closing in on me right now and it’s destroying my soul. The only thing that is saving me from a…
I’ve had a couple of sleepless weeks and it’s starting to show in my face. Despite the many happy things happening, many frustrating and stressful things are interrupting my sleep.…
Today is just a random poetry day… And I wait By Just Frances I draw in a breath; long and slowAnd I waitDesperately, hopelesslyI wait…
I’ve been a little quiet lately, and it seems that my absence from the digital world has been noticed. I guess that when people expect…
Waiting has got to be one of the hardest things in the world when your entire future depends on the outcome. But waiting is what…
I’ve just completed an application for another PhD studentship and have realised that I am running out of options and opportunities now. In fact, there…
You may recall that I made an enquiry about a PhD studentship back in May and that I was a bit uncertain about how it would…
I am losing hope. Bit by bit, moment by moment. It is a painful process because I fear that my continued loss of hope will…
As most people do, I have bad dreams from time to time – the bothersome little dreams that haunt you all day long: Showing up to a…
For the vast majority of my adult life, I have been alone. I’ve only ever had one “real” boyfriend (after having briefly dated a not-nice…
I took a bit of a self-esteem stumble after being pushed by some hurtful words over the weekend. I really let the words get to…
From the beginning of my university career, my goal has been to get my PhD. It was a no-brainer, really. I love school, I love…
Yesterday’s news of the bombings in the final stretch of the Boston Marathon has shaken me. Like many runners, the shock of it all has been hard to comprehend.…
For several weeks now, I have been afraid of the post. If I’m at home when it arrives, I dread walking over to pick it…
I used to be the most amazing sleeper. I went to bed around 10 o’clock and woke up refreshed and alert when my alarm went…
Home is a hard place for me to define; more so as I don’t know where I will be living over the next few months – and…
I’m going to delve into a short(ish) stream of consciousness for a bit here because there’s a lot on my mind that I’ve wanted to share, but…
Last night, I found myself sleeping on the cold streets of Edinburgh in the howling winds and forbidding temperatures. It was miserable weather for being…
There is a glitch in Just Frances, the person, that I can’t seem to repair. It started when I first got the Frances 3.0 upgrade…