I’m on the train to England now and will be flying home to America tomorrow morning. It’s weird because part of me feels like I…
My flat is now nearly empty. The only things that remain (other than the furnishings belonging to the property) are my (nearly) packed suitcases that I’m…
I daydream. I always have and I always will. I suppose that it’s harmless, though it does sometimes mean that I pin a bit of…
Today was my last day of work. Only I’m technically still working for the organisation until Friday. Only I’m also planning on returning in a month’s…
I’m not a big fan of the rain but when the skies open up I do find myself looking—and hoping—for a rainbow. Rainbows make me…
I am packing my home yet again and it’s filling me with a sense of dread and panic. It shouldn’t be so difficult, but it is—in part…
She stood staring at the ticket in her hands, her mouth trembling as she tried not to cry. As she crept further along the security…
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…
When I put in my first PhD application, I was filled with self-doubt. But I was accepted. When I applied for a second PhD opportunity, I worried that…
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…
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…
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 test unprepared;…
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…
Today is Tartan Day, a day when people around the world celebrate their Scottish heritage and ancestry. I’m not Scottish*, but as Scotland is where my…
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…
I’m not a big believer in predetermined destinies. I don’t believe that God has my entire life mapped out and that every little obstacle is…
The truth is, I fell. I fell really, really hard and I spiralled a bit. OK, maybe I spiralled a lot. It started last September…
Today was a busy and productive day, despite having nothing tangible to show for it. Still, I’ve taken steps towards tomorrow and that makes me…
Regular readers will know that I’ve been stressed and worried about my visa situation for a while now. And a select group of friends know that…