A Little Bit of Alice

Sorry I've not been around much! I've not got much of an update as the case. Life is life, and mine is hardly interesting. Instead, I'd prefer to introduce you to one of my favourite musicians: Alice's Night Circus. Taking her inspiration from Victorian aesthetic and Alice in Wonderland as well as costuming and film, …

Alice’s Night Circus

It may not be a Thursday, but I'm rather working from day to day and so cannot post to a schedule at this time. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of listening to Alice's Night Circus again (I first saw her live in Lincoln two years ago, and then last year as supporting for Steam Powered …

Loreley Folk

I am delighted to share today for this music-y Friday, the folk duo Loreley, formed of good friends of mine, Maddy Glenn and Simon James Chisholm. Brought together in our first year of university by writing, and by subsequent modules in later years, it was clear that Maddy and Simon have a strong bond with …

AN OPERATIC WEEK

It really does feel like I am spending all my time in a theatre. And it’s marvellous. Yes, I am aware of how much energy is sapped and how I feel so unfit because my limbs ache when I do the usual daily walking et cetera – but these are the risks I chose when …

AN OPERATIC DIVERSION

I love keeping busy, and it's something I'm good at. I have a mind that doesn't turn off often (and when it does, it takes a while to 'boot up' again), and I get restless/bored easily if an event doesn't stimulate my mental capacities. To that end, amongst all the other things I've been doing, …

Photo of the Week: Masquerade

Sorry for the radio silence. It wasn't my intention of course to not be online - I feel as if I have given little time to blogging despite myself. Certainly, part of my absence was due to being away for the weekend. The Boyfriend and I went to Sheffield for a masquerade ball, which was …

Photo of the Week: Song of the Shield

(Yes, it's upsidedown. It's artistic. :P) It's Reading University's 90th year and we are having some internal celebrations, which is lovely to be part of. Our Chamber Choir has been asked to sing this traditional song found in the archives at the court meeting on the main day of celebration this term. So, we've been …

One More Step Towards Recovery

When I was fifteen, I wrote this song. It wasn't the best I'd written, but it was far from the worst, both in lyrics, melody and accompaniment. It was meant to be about a relationship falling apart; but listening to it now, I could say that its lyrics mimic the recovery one takes from mental …

Christ the King

We discussed Christ the King in our Word reading on Tuesday. How Christ is the bridge between this material world of our sins and God's eternity. How he has power over death and to conquer sin. This feast was created to combat the negativity and growing secularity after the first world war, something which resonates …

P.A.W.S. Reboot Blog Tour With Debbie Manber Kupfer

Today, I'm welcoming author Debbie Manber Kupfer to the blog for ten questions about her novel P.A.W.S., which is going through a rerelease reboot! Read on past the shiny new cover for the interview! What inspired you to write P.A.W.S.? The idea for P.A.W.S. came to me in a flash. I clearly saw a young girl …