I got the doctorate!
Tag: PhD
Boring!
What bores you? I love hyper focus. I mean the place my mind goes is my safe space. BUT And this is quite a but. If I have a project that goes on too long I loose the hyper focus. I loose the safe space and I drift. I find something else and then, zap,… Continue reading Boring!
Covid still sucks
We are sick. R and K are here as we all caught it together. We are staying away from people and randomly I am struggling. There is so much to do but my brain is so tired it is difficult to concentrate. Do I try to push through the fog or do I not worry?… Continue reading Covid still sucks
What I think about me…
It is so much easier to look after other people. I was having a wobble about the PhD and voiced that I was thinking about taking the MPhil just to get is done. "I need it gone," I said. "What advise would you give if someone had the same problem?" K asked. I grumped for… Continue reading What I think about me…
The Viva
I'd like to say it went well, but there was an issue... In the writing world there are many different types of genre; historical fiction, science fiction, horror, non fiction, to name a couple. I wrote my thesis describing how I had created a piece of historical fiction because there historical record was lacking in… Continue reading The Viva
Papers and academia
Yesterday I gave a paper at a social medial historical conference. It may be my last paper for a while.
Happy Halloween
Most of you know that I'm studying for a PhD... Well this is my last year so I've been thinking... What next? Well, I have a plan. In the new year we are hoping to get the studio set up in the 'soon-to-be-converted' garage. This will mean I can start drawing and writing in earnest.… Continue reading Happy Halloween
A new short story online
And this one is from the PhD. Every wander what it would have been like to find yourself in an asylum in Victorian Wales? Have a look at the story. TEARS AND SAND
Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly, the first investigative journalist.
Nerves, Papers and Academia
When I was a kid my teacher told me not to try going to become a vet because I just wouldn't make it. At the time I was struggling through GCSEs and trying to pick my A-Level subjects. I chose to follow the arts, because I'm good at it and It seemed easy. But I… Continue reading Nerves, Papers and Academia
Kate Murray - Cleaver 