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Michael J. Vowles
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Apr 12, 2022

Spring Semester 2022: Poetry at the Outbreak of War

As the train pulled into Waterloo Station, I got a text from Emily. I’m in Foyles. It was 6:30pm, February 24th 2022, a Thursday. That morning Russia had launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine. There had been plenty of intelligence throughout the preceding months to indicate that this would happen…

Poetry

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Spring Semester 2022: Poetry at the Outbreak of War
Spring Semester 2022: Poetry at the Outbreak of War
Poetry

10 min read


Apr 11, 2022

Why Manchester City vs Liverpool is the Greatest Rivalry in Premier League History

There’s been a lot of discussion in the past few days as to where the Manchester City and Liverpool teams of the Guardiola-Klopp era rank in the all-time great footballing rivalries. As ever, the discussion gets mired in Language Games as we see what individual commenters value in a sporting…

Football

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Why Manchester City vs Liverpool is the Greatest Rivalry in Premier League History
Why Manchester City vs Liverpool is the Greatest Rivalry in Premier League History
Football

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Dec 30, 2021

My Top 10 Movies of the Year — 2021

It’s that time of year again. Ranking my favorite films of the year is one of my most treasured traditions on this site. I was even more excited than usual this time around, because 2020 was so shit. Much as I’d like to support cinemas during the pandemic, I simply…

Film

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My Top 10 Movies of the Year — 2021
My Top 10 Movies of the Year — 2021
Film

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Nov 25, 2021

My First Week Living in Student Halls (Postgrad Edition)

When I didn’t get either of my preferences for student accommodation, I decided not to worry about it. So long as I had a place to sleep near campus, I didn’t care what that place looked like. My thinking was that if I spent energy trying to micromanage my living…

Self Improvement

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My First Week Living in Student Halls (Postgrad Edition)
My First Week Living in Student Halls (Postgrad Edition)
Self Improvement

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Oct 28, 2021

Why I Went Back to University 7 Years After Completing Undergrad

A few years ago, I wrote a somewhat zany post in which I explored the differences between the nightmares I have as an adult and the ones that plagued me as a child. In that post, I listed returning to education as one of my most frequent recurring nightmares as…

Education

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Why I Went Back to University 7 Years After Completing Undergrad
Why I Went Back to University 7 Years After Completing Undergrad
Education

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Sep 1, 2021

Dissecting the Themes of The White Lotus

I already knew before I finished The White Lotus that I wanted to write about it. The new HBO series came recommended to me with scant details, but that only seemed to make it more alluring. All I knew going in was that the show was about several different guests…

The White Lotus

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Dissecting the Themes of The White Lotus
Dissecting the Themes of The White Lotus
The White Lotus

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Aug 31, 2021

Historic People That Became Everyday Words

The Ancient Names in our Vocabulary — The more you look back to the past, the more you start to see the present everywhere you look. Nowhere is this truer than in language. What’s always been a source of particular interest to me is the journey words go on through the passage of time. Names that become…

History

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Historic People That Became Everyday Words
Historic People That Became Everyday Words
History

9 min read


Aug 24, 2021

Looking Back at the Past: The Yearning for Second Chances

If you could go back, would you? Or better yet- what would it mean to you to have a second chance at something? There’s something so compelling and enduring about these questions, and yet they’re purely imaginative exercises. The moment you answer, you realize with a bitter sigh that you’ll…

Mental Health

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Looking Back at the Past: The Yearning for Second Chances
Looking Back at the Past: The Yearning for Second Chances
Mental Health

5 min read


Aug 21, 2021

Showing Faraway Friends Around My Home City

I’ve mentioned a few times on this blog over the past year how I haven’t gone out much since the COVID-19 pandemic. Whenever each lockdown was lifted, I kept on living as if they were still in place. I didn’t go out much before Coronavirus, so the isolation hasn’t hit…

Mental Health

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Showing Faraway Friends Around My Home City
Showing Faraway Friends Around My Home City
Mental Health

12 min read


Aug 18, 2021

Preserving the Past Part 3: Post-Graduation Travels in the USA

The intent of this little series has always been to reflect on my obsession with preserving the past, which I’ve always gone about in the same basic way: externalizing the memory in a physical form of some kind. Usually it’s something creative and crafty, but sometimes it’s just a simple…

Mental Health

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Preserving the Past Part 3: Post-Graduation Travels in the USA
Preserving the Past Part 3: Post-Graduation Travels in the USA
Mental Health

12 min read

Michael J. Vowles

Michael J. Vowles

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Freelance writer, occasional traveler, full-time ice cream taster. I run a blog at https://tumbleweedwrites.com where I ramble with enthusiasm.

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