What is Danmei? Danmei (耽美) in Chinese means “Indulging in beauty”, and is a fictional genre that originated in China. The genre romanticises homosexual relationships and gives a platform for gay couples in fiction. The target audience is generally female, but, as a Danmei fan for several years who has conversed with many fellow fans,…
I believe it was a lazy summer day, where the insects buzzed incessantly and my energy was low making my movements slow. I was walking down a steep hill when I heard these words, words that I have never been able to get out of my head, words that have bothered me for years. “My…
“Tap tap tap”, amongst the smell of fresh books and the sounds of pages turning, I hear her fingers flying on the keyboard. She isn’t looking at me as she focuses on her screen and I assume it’s because she’s busy. “Let’s be patient,” I think. I have a question for the Librarian but I…
Sara Blanco (@blancobain) and I have created a webtoon for the Webtoon Short Story Contest on Webtoon Canvas. Shadow Man is a love story between a girl named Saline and a mysterious man named Aster who quite literally lives in the Shadows. The first 2 episodes of the 5 episode short story is already up…
XR University is a Podcast created for students interested in the environmental movement and for people who want to learn more about the controversial environmental group ‘Extinction Rebellion’ and its members. I took a short break whilst finishing my assignments, but now the Podcast is back again and this time I interview a key member…
This is Shadow Man, a short story I wrote. It is being adapted into a webtoon by the amazing Sara Blanco and will soon be available on Webtoon Canvas for their Short Story competition. Please support the Webtoon Release!!! I hope you enjoy the story! There are beings that exist in the shadows, that…
I am creating a webtoon with the amazing Sara Blanco (Check out her work and follow her on instagram). I wrote a short story named Shadow Man, I wrote it with the purpose of posting it on this blog but then I saw that Webtoon, one of the biggest platforms for online comics, was having…
#Podcast This is episode 4 of the XR University Podcast. In this series where university students discuss the environmental movement, we now have a Group Discussion episode. With myself (Alexia Barrett), Estelle Brannan, Amy Baker, Sophie Anderson, Hannah Penwright and Arina Bagdasaryan. All members of the Cardiff University Extinction Rebellion Society. We talk about the…
The Extinction Rebellion Podcast is back and this time with 2nd year Biological Science student Estelle Brannan. We talk about everything XR, our thoughts on the environmental movement in general. Podcast
If you are in your early or late twenties, can label yourself a casual or eccentric book worm, than probably like me you religiously read the Artemis Fowl series while growing up. Even if you didn’t tick all those boxes, but still ended up reading the series, than you can understand my intense love for…
While quarantine has some of us pulling our hair out, and others wondering what to do with their now excessive free time, there are still some thrilling writing competitions out there awaiting submissions. Life hasn’t been put on hold for me, and like most final year University students, during this time I am scrambling to…
The Coronavirus outbreak took us all by surprise… For many of us the emergence of the COVID-19 virus has changed all our plans for the upcoming months. I had booked trips to Sweden and Spain with my best friend, I also had an amazing work placement opportunity lined up with the BBC to be a …