Monthly Archives: April, 2012
Saving moths from the flame: is TV encouraging hopes and fears?
As I was watching a singing competition on television, one enlightening thought hit me and left me wondering. This young man was about to go on stage, lights were going to … Continue reading
Fighting melancholy in the 21st Century
I’m in London. The capital ciy of rain, perhaps. That’s all I’ve seen in the last few days anyway! To live here means facing the world with a brave smile … Continue reading
The use of ‘You’: the most underrated narrative mode?
If there’s an underrated, underused narrative mode, it has to be the second person. I was recently reading a blog post about this topic. After a short research, I’ve discovered … Continue reading
Writing as a therapy
Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear, which … Continue reading
Somewhere in some forgotten attic lies an undiscovered beauty
What if Virginia Woolf were to publish a ‘new‘ book very soon? To be more precise, can you imagine a possible lost book, now discovered, which would be put to … Continue reading
Interpreting the Present: Part 3 – Music
A few weeks ago, I was quietly working on my blog when I heard strange noises coming from the apartment below mine. It took me a while, not too long … Continue reading
George Orwell’s “A Nice Cup of Tea”: 11 rules and some theories
Tea is a national debate in Britain and has always been for centuries, from what I see. What George Orwell wrote in his “A Nice Cup of Tea“, an article … Continue reading
On not knowing German
If you’re familiar with the writings of Virginia Woolf, you might recall an essay titled “On not knowing Greek“, where the author attentively spoke of the Greek language or, to … Continue reading
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