Sorry for such a gross headline, I just like The Clash, my dad liked 'em a lot, and I'm going to London for the weekend. I'm visiting a friend who's doing an MFA at Western, should be fun. I met her at Queen's, first did an artist profile on her and then interviewed her for … Continue reading London Calling
I wrote the last editions of this series almost a year ago. I am now without a doubt in my identity, as a writer anyways, and so I cannot continue the themes of those earlier posts in the same way. For one, I'm on Wikipedia, something I always wanted but didn't expect would happen until … Continue reading Writerly Things cont. again
The first English class I ever took was an introductory course to early 20th-century literature. It was mainly Anglo-American modernism and my favourite Literature class was that one in my first year at Queen’s. I initially came to study Chemistry, but I realized that my real love was English Literature. This has meant I have … Continue reading Class Confusion: A Chemistry Student in the Literature Department
It's Valentine's Day, baby, and it's been about a month since I've spoken with my ex. The last day we spoke was our breakup and so I guess it's time for some reflections now that it's Valentine's - what else are writers for after all. I'm not upset about this, really, but I can't help … Continue reading It’s Valentine’s Day, baby
One of the things I struggle with most is how to be as effective with my writing as I can. It's hard to ensure a daily output sometimes, there's work, school and other parts of life which interfere and there are times when I just don't know what to write about. You may think that … Continue reading On Writing Schedules
Office politics interest me extremely. Mainly because of the interplay there is between people's emotions and people's ambitions. The elections for student government have been taking place at my school and it's made the whole campus feel on edge. I guess this is not necessarily office politics, but I work at the school newspaper so … Continue reading Office Politics
Clayton Tomlinson 