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Solo Travel to the USA – Part 1 – The Preparations
As I’m writing this post, six weeks have passed since I returned from Butler, Pennsylvania. It took me a while to really sit down and process my thoughts and emotions of such a significant trip, and I finally feel ready to write about my experience and have it documented here. If you’ve read my PhD…
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After Submitting My PhD Thesis, I Fought Morgott the Omen King
There is a period of around three to four months (or more, depending on your luck) after you submit your thesis where you just…wait for your viva date. The only left to do is to prepare for it, but let’s be real: nobody takes three to four months to prepare for a 20-minute presentation (at…
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Romanticizing My Life as a Language Academic
It was another day on Reddit. I was doom scrolling (as I often do even though I shouldn’t), when I came across a post in a subreddit for academics (yes, I’m part of an academics Subreddit like a nerd). The Redditor was interested in pursuing an academic career in language and literature and asked Reddit…
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Subjectivity is the Art in Writing
I’ve been playing around with the idea of subjectivity a lot in writing. As someone who has been writing stories (short and long) since the age of thirteen, I’d say that my writing style is largely creative as opposed to academic. In fact, one comment I kept receiving from my supervisors when I was writing…
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Reflections for the Start of 2025
When I first started this website, it is with the intention that I provide for myself a spot to write. Whether it’s to write down my thoughts, some short stories, snippets of scenes that float in my head — the intention has always been to get into the habit, routine and practice of simply writing….
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There Need to Be Stakes in a Story
One of my biggest gripes in a lot of fantasy books is the lack of character motivation. A lot of the time, characters get caught up in some sort of crisis and they suddenly take it upon themselves to manage that crisis and save the world. If you think about it, this makes absolutely no…
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No Wonder I’ve Been Uninspired
If I reflect back to when I was my most creative, it would be twelve years ago. I was twenty years old, in the throes of finishing my Bachelor’s degree. I was still living with my parents then, as my university’s campus was only a 20-minute motorbike ride away. My room was (and still is…