Manchester to Edinburgh
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Manchester to Edinburgh

I’ve made this journey, travelled on this train, from Manchester to Edinburgh, many, many times before. It must be the route I’ve travelled more than any other in the world. This is what I’m thinking about as I settle into…
A Friend’s A Friend
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A Friend’s A Friend

If I learnt one thing in the past two years it was this: that friendships are important, even in adulthood, and worth the investment of our finite time and energy. Adolescence (I remembered while I was writing my previous post)…
Letter to My Pre-Teen Self
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Letter to My Pre-Teen Self

A couple of months ago, just before I headed off on my first transatlantic adventure, I was talking to a friend about how it felt like I was on the cusp of fulfilling an old, childhood dream. When I was…
Memento mori, memento scribere
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Memento mori, memento scribere

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. Pablo Picasso I’ve often talked about being a writer. Or, to be more accurate, I’ve often talked about wanting to be a writer. This was the answer I…