Being a Mature Student and following an unconventional timeline

8th Dec 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

[this was first written for and published on New Grad, in August 2020]

Second Year Reading List & Initial Thoughts

11th Jul 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

Last week, the head of the English department at my uni sent out the reading list for the coming year. Thankfully, these books seem like ones I will actually be interested in and excited to write about in all the different essays I’ll have to do. I look forward to progressing onto the second year […]

One Year Down, Two to Go

11th Jun 2020.Reading time 16 minutes.

i didn’t ever think i would end my first year of uni during a pandemic. but who ever said life was predictable? 2020 so far has been dramatic as fuck. it’s been a pretty interesting few weeks recently, and from having shit all to do, i’ve had a lot of time to think and reflect, […]

A Look Back on My First Term

9th Jan 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

if anyone had told me last year that i would be studying English Literature at one of the prettiest campuses in London, i wouldn’t have believed them.