The title of this post comes from a novel written by Nikolai Chernyshevky, a Russian philosopher who idealistically proposed in the 1860′s that educational reforms in Russia driven by the new-fangled intellectual ideas of the Western Europe, which emphasized science and secularism, would help to alleviate the mainly agricultural and Orthodox country’s economic and social … Continue reading
I’m kinda disappointed in myself. I’ve realised I kinda suck at finishing things I start. For example, in the month-long winter break I just had, I had planned to continue the story I am writing or perhaps start another one. I ended up doing neither and instead bummed around like a proper college kid with … Continue reading
I have been avoiding my laptop lately. Because everytime I flip it open, I feel obliged to write, and the last thing I have been wanting to do is write. My days drift slowly by, each one starting off drowsily as I lie in bed long after waking up, squinting my eyes up at the … Continue reading
