Not breathing, weeping.
I am coming out from the other end of nearly 2 weeks where I couldn’t breathe properly. In a previous epistemological framework, where I saw my physical flesh as separate […]
A faint shade of Yellow Peril
I haven’t quite left academia. After declining a sessional tutoring contract, and cancelling my dole on the verbal offer of a full time well paid traineeship in a different sector […]
Eulogy
Here is a link to a former blog post – when I was a grumpy ECR/early Paracademic, emerging from my first horror post-doc nightmare, and finding words to wrap around […]
Sunshine and Sorry
The past 12 months have been incredibly challenging even by my Kimmy Schmidt extreme sports coping standards. Year of the Dog really bit me hard… Here is a little listicle: […]
the think I love
Today, I have the Guardian news feed open on my laptop. This is not frequent. I swallowed antidepressants, anti histamines and pain killers with my morning coffee. I coaxed my […]
Eating the hand that feeds me
This morning I woke up to weak sunlight, thick socks and cold fingers. A perfect time for imagining tropical warmth. Instead, I chose frozen tropical fruit. Judiciously chosen, at 8 […]
Homelike
Just over 3 years ago I lost myself in sobs. I had forgotten what sadness felt like, deep wrenching heartbroken grief. I sobbed aloud, hysterically, madly for hours and hours […]
