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Tag: education

Pipe Dream

Shakespeare House, Chaucer Court, Wordsworth House, Coleridge Court… The only way I’ll ever know that I’ve truly “made it” as … More

Britain, dreams, education, fame, literature, London, poetry, prosetry, school, teenagers, tradition, writers, youth

050219

Father, I know you blamed yourself when Cambridge rejected me. I’d spent the months prior to my interviews falling in … More

academia, books, college, education, existentialism, family, grief, letter, life, literature, love, reading, school, university, writing

010218

The idiosyncrasies of mine that were once adorable are now utterly deplorable.

awareness, behaviour, diary, education, friends, journal, life, mental health, mental illness, personality, personality disorder, society, writing, youth

Skool

I am still here, in this town that I’ve spent so long trying to leave. I love this city, the … More

alcohol, career, death, diary, dreams, drunk, education, failure, football, fuckup, I'm sorry, life, memories, mental health, mess, school, shame, teachers, teenagers, writing

Posh Boy

Last week’s contribution to Hijacked Amygdala can be read here. You asked me once why we “would never work out.” … More

class, education, experiences, friends, friendship, life, love, money, poetry, poverty, society, story, wealth, writing

Friday Night Live from London

A wise man once told me, ‘All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence … More

academics, addiction, bipolar, books, borderline, BPD, depression, education, existentialism, knowledge, learning, mental health, philosophy, psychology, questions, reading, religion, studying, thinking, writing

Spring Teen Queen

Everything was always better in the Spring. No more sitting around at the ice rink for hours on end, too … More

alcohol, childhood, city, drugs, drunk, education, exams, fashion, friends, fun, growing up, happiness, laughter, London, memories, north London, parks, parks and rec, school, seasons, secondary school, smoking, sport, spring, teenage, teenagers, teens, trends, UK

Jane Eyre, Don’t Care

Everything fell apart in me. How are things with you? – Jack Kerouac 8 days sober I have done a … More

addiction, alcohol, Amazon, books, Brontes, Charlotte Bronte, dreams, education, fairytales, family, fin de siecle, Grimm, Kindle, Lent, Leonardo da Vinci, Margaret Atwood, nietzsche, reading, Rimbaud, sex, sobriety, Thomas Hardy, Verlaine, Voltaire, Yeats

Feels

Today is my last full day at university. I am moving back to north London tomorrow morning. Quick question… WHERE … More

bipolar, college, education, goodbye, journeys, medication, meds, moving, NHS, thank you!, university, wtf

Erm… The End?

Somehow, against all odds, I have done it. I have done it. I have completed my undergraduate degree. This has been the most … More

education, Essays, future, Gove, graduation, journey, learning, mental health, politics, study, the end, UK, university, writing
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