Reminiscing on a hot and gorgeous summer in Marseille, filled with lots of swimming, hiking and fun.
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Keeping you all updated on my Writing Pilgrimage and the eventful life of a student.
A day trip to Qibao Ancient Town | CRCC Asia 2019, Interning in Shanghai
On a bright sunny weekend while interning in Shanghai, I and some other interns made a day trip to the Ancient Water Town, Qibao.
Why I decided to Self-publish!
For several months I have gone down the intriguing journey of Self-publishing, find out why I decided to self-publish instead of traditionally publishing my web novel series.
What is Danmei and how has it improved LGBT representation in fiction?
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,…
Will Disney ruin Artemis Fowl?
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…
Top 5 Writing Competitions to enter this Summer
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…
Bored while Self-Isolating? Here are some Ducks!
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 …
A Very Late International Women’s Day Post
“Being a woman, to me, means continuing to love yourself no matter what.” How this post came to be… On International women’s day last week, Sunday 8th of March, I woke up like any other day. I scrolled through my Instagram, Twitter and the news, and I read the posts on social media, and there…
USS, Another Cog In The Climate Issue
USS is investing £1.3billion into Fossil Feuls! You need to be aware of the environmental implications of USS due to this investment into Fossil Fuel industries. The USS, also known as the Universities Superannuation Scheme, is a pension scheme prevalent in the UK that has over £67 billion under its management. It has over 400,000…
Racial Bias is happening and it needs to stop!
Racial Bias is Happening in British Media and it NEEDS to STOP! From the New Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy to the American Basketball star Kobe Bryant, there have been cases of the BBC not only mistaking the identities of these figures but being careless enough not to check and speedily rectify these mistakes. Repeatedly the…
The Scenic City | My Day Trip to Hangzhou
On a warm summer day, I had the pleasure of travelling to Hangzhou. Hangzhou is a lovely city in the East of China that separates Shanghai from Ningbo. It is one of the most renowned and prosperous cities in China. It has a variety of temples and shrines, and tea villages, but one of its…
Environmental Degradation Shouldn’t be an Individual Responsibility!
Institutions should become more responsible for environmental degradation and not the individual. About a month ago, I wrote an article about the burning of the Amazon, and when I shared that article on Facebook someone said to me that they wished I improved that article by adding advice for individuals at home; to tell them…