September 2018's New On The Shelf list. Featuring a couple of offerings to quench my current Terry Pratchett obsession, the next instalments in the His Dark Materials trilogy and a classic Agatha Christie novel, where the legendary fictional detective, Hercule Poirot. The Light Fantastic & Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett After re-discovering my adoration for [...]
Just like every month this year, August was a turbulent whirlwind. The month saw Cigarette Sounds take a short break for the first time in a long time so I could have a breather in between starting my new hospitality job in Manchester and taking over the role of Editor-in-chief for Gigslutz. Despite it being [...]
My mojo has been completely out of sync the last couple weeks. Naturally, my main coping mechanism for when things get too hairy is to throw my careful spending habits to the wind and seriously splurge on some wholesome goods. Here are some of my favourite things I have spent my bill money recently. Terry [...]
This summer, (unbeknownst to myself until extremely recently) I have managed to dramatically improve my relationship with my body as well as enhance both my general physical and mental health. I have finally discovered a *real* hobby which is charming, I have a passion for and yet have no intention of making my career (here [...]
1 - Dipping bourbon biscuits into piping hot frothy coffee. 2 - The pensive moment of thought after reading the closing sentence of a novel. 3 - The first initial, exhilarating push-off from the pool’s edge. 4 - Out-of-the-blue text messages with no agenda other than to say hello. 5 - The opening guitar chords [...]
