Week 2 (6-12 October) Reflections on class work: In class this week, we discussed how the perception of Scotland is formed in relation to our speech. I believe that Scottish people find difficulty in differentiating between their informal regional dialect and their formal traditional English tongue. The conflict between these two registers has to a […]
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a novel by Muriel Spark which follows an eccentric unconventional teacher in a traditional girls’ school. This essay will examine to what extent the idea of predestination is reinforced and how far it is challenged in the novel. In this essay, I will discuss how Jean Brodie attempts […]
As part of my recent creative writing assignment, we were told we could include elements of experimental poetry. I took this idea and ran with it; creating a YouTube video of a visual poem I wrote on the (modern) urban legend: Slender Man. Watch and enjoy!
You lived within a sphere of scorching sun, tropical rain and green grass. A thick bubble floating in time, upside down from the outside. A small infinity, containing a million squashed stars, rich with sparks. We have a never-ending story that repeats in loops, rewinding yet again when the end comes too soon. Replaying through […]
My review on the Biffy Clyro and Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators Review was published by the student newspaper at my university. Click here to read the article.
This month, a feature article I wrote about body image has been published in my university’s student newspaper – click here to read it! Feel free to leave some feedback and let me know what you think.
Today, I received my polar bear adoption pack from WWF! They’re such a great charity who do amazing work around the world to protect endangered animals. To adopt an animal is only £3 a month and it all makes a difference. I’m looking into what else I can do to support and what kind of […]