‘I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains.’- William Shakespeare, Othello 12th September- an interlude In taking a brief interlude from the regular order of this column, I decided to…

‘Life is 10% what you make it, and 90% how you take it in.’- Irving Berlin  Happy New Year? I feel that 2015 genuinely could be a better year due to being a multiple of 5. Just me? I return…

My first two weeks in Employment: interesting to say the least. Writing a column alongside this is challenging, and I’m not talking about the 11 hour days. Not entertaining the concept of writing about…

This week’s cluster of time involved a lot; the move from graduation to employment, and the news from New York of my deferral. I was speechless for a record amount of time. Although successful in my…

This week we arrive at the 18th July; 10 days before my pre-booked flight to Israel and just one calendar month until the start date of my new life in New York City. Both of these destinations are literally…

In the end I didn’t quite make it to Israel, but that is a somewhat predictable story for next week. I have put all travel plans on hold as my first week in the office has been a treat. I even have a…

‘Would you like you, if you met you?’ – Anon A little previously… Column 41 has been pending for around 4 months; if procrastination is a bitch, then writer’s block raised it. After spending…

Nurses based at UWE’s Gloucester campus graduated from the city’s cathedral for the first time last week.   In previous years, students studying in Gloucester had to venture to Bristol for their…

28th September at the United Nations saw a showdown between Obama and Putin over the crisis in the Middle East, and the Islamic State.   “We must recognize that there cannot be, after so much bloodshed,…

A major fire broke out in a block of student flats today in the centre of Bristol.    A Bristol University block of student accommodation, close to Colston Tower, was on fire today. An Avon Fire and…