Love is patient, part one
Let us not become weary in doing good, for we believe that in God's timing we will receive a harvest from our endurance. Wait patiently...
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Shanley McConnell
- Feb 6
- 2 min
The Monday Review, week twenty five
1. Brother of the More Famous Jack, Barbara Trapido This small, seemingly unassuming novel was recommended to me by a new friend in...
Shanley McConnell
- Jan 30
- 3 min
The Monday Review, week twenty four
1. Dear Boy, Emily Berry I walked into old memories where I would visit the quiet, brightly-lit fourth floor of the Wellgate Library on...
- Dec 9, 2019
- 3 min
The Monday Review, week seven
~ It's been a while since my last upload, apologies! I do hope you are well, and have had a lovely start to your Christmas season. I...
- Nov 4, 2019
- 9 min
The Monday Review, week six
~ ~ 1. The Age of Magic, Ben Okri Okay, so we've returned to Ben Okri with The Age of Magic. This novel takes us on a journey: a magical,...
- Oct 15, 2019
- 6 min
This Week In Recap: Early October
~ Sunday, 6th October Formal (Freshers' Welcome) Dinner: My beautiful friend was curled in cosy covers on our couch when I went...
- Oct 7, 2019
- 12 min
This Week In Recap: September to October
~ Anxiety Attack To Begin The Week I am finding it hard to breathe. If I sit quietly and close my eyes, I can still feel my...
- Sep 27, 2019
- 13 min
Holiday Mornings Mid-Term
~ ~ Disclaimer: Hello! My friends 🍁 I hope you are well, and have had a lovely, restful summer so far. I haven't written a random...
- Aug 23, 2019
- 8 min
Classical Stories: 10 Most Overplayed Classical Music Pieces.
~ Some of you may already know this, but for those of you who are newer friends, here's a little backing track from my childhood. When I...
- Aug 14, 2019
- 3 min
Good Morning Devotions on a Rainy Day: 2nd Thessalonians 2v10b
~ Dearest friends, Good morning / afternoon / evening I hope you are well whenever this post reaches you. I thought I would begin my day...
- Aug 1, 2019
- 3 min
How to Create a Work of Art with/(in) the Waiting.
~ ~ Sometimes, when all for the world this life seems a bit overwhelming, I cycle to the Art Store on Banbury Road to buy a canvas. A...
- Jun 28, 2019
- 2 min
A Friday Film: The Guilty (2018)
~ The Guilty, Gustav Möller (original title: Den Skyldige) Released 26th October 2018, The Guilty is a truly dramatic thriller....
- Jun 24, 2019
- 6 min
The Monday Review, week five
~ ~ 1. In Arcadia, Ben Okri (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002) I'm so worried about spoilers so I'll simply say that this was one of my...
- Jun 21, 2019
- 3 min
The Ration Challenge, Lizzie Husum.
Good-afternoon friends, It is such an honour to welcome Lizzie Husum to the blog today. This dear friend of mine often helped me with the...
- Jun 20, 2019
- 5 min
Poetry & Renewal: Imagination In A Secular Age, Lecture by Malcolm Guite.
~ ~ Poetry and Renewal: Imagination in a Secular Age, Malcolm Guite. Last Thursday, I attended a lecture at OCCA (Oxford Centre for...
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
AURORA | A Different Kind of Human, Step Two.
~ ~ AURORA (Laura Aksnes) sensitivity to poetic-language is powerful and comforting. If I had to choose one artist whose music has had...
- Jun 3, 2019
- 4 min
The Monday Review, week four
~ ~ 1. Almost the Equinox, Sarah Maguire (London: Chatto & Windus, 2015) Sarah Maguire's Almost the Equinox is a gorgeous bouquet of a...
- Jun 2, 2019
- 4 min
Social Media Week: Instagram, and a Challenge for 9th June 2019
~ ~ Social Media can be an uplifting tool because enables us to connect, share treasured moments and reach out for knowledge of...
- Jun 1, 2019
- 6 min
A Semester-Review: Through The Sunshine Days.
~ ~ Are you weary? Worn-out? Burned out? Come to me and rest. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or...
- May 21, 2019
- 8 min
The Monday Review, week three
~ Good-morning, my friends, Here's a little update, and a list of books/poetry collections I've read over the last month or so. Although...
- Apr 26, 2019
- 3 min
A Friday Film: Microhabitat (2017)
Microhabitat, written and directed by Jeon Go-woon. South-Korea's Award-Winning, Up-&-Coming Jeon Go-woon creates the story of 'A Simple...
- Mar 25, 2019
- 5 min
The Monday Review, week two
~ ~ 1. Life of Pi, Yann Martel (Canongate, 2016). Life of Pi, a novel alive with magic and realism. Both together, and separate. The...
- Mar 16, 2019
- 2 min
To Annie Downs, Author of Looking For Lovely.
I came across this post as I was scrolling through blog-drafts, and thought I'd upload it. This was written over a year and a half ago...
- Feb 5, 2019
- 6 min
On The FOMO Phenomenon; How To Be At Peace.
~ ~ I'm young, and still, I'm always finding out old, new words. The ones that seem to have a sort of faux longevity; they arrive as if...
- Jan 28, 2019
- 11 min
On Finding Peace; In This Heavy-Handed, "Life-Happening" World, How To Live At Peace.
~ ~ It's raining outside, and because the sun is still shining, the earth is cold and crystallized. The outside is quiet and tranquil,...
- Jan 5, 2019
- 2 min
To The Hellos & Goodbyes of A Year Gone By & The New One To Come.
~ ~ It was like a xylophone; the wind soft and breathing my face; my fear, my forehead-----our faith. I think of you, of the world all...
- Nov 21, 2018
- 5 min
Academics: A Series of Stained Glass Studies.
~ ~ If you reach the third cove on the right side of the library three-flights above brick and granite and scaffolding, you will see a...
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