The end of a story


I love to read and if you do too you can probably empathize with this. What is it about the end of a story that makes the disconnect so painful? Maybe painful isn’t the right word, jarring perhaps? Abrupt? Whatever the adjective you choose closing one book leaves a world of possibilities for the next, but for me, there is always a bit of a hangover jumping from one universe to the next. Leaving me to wonder if that’s a common phenomenon.
(more…)June 12, 2022 | Categories: 365 Days of Academia - Year three, Thoughts from the Lab | Tags: book, books, fiction, imagination, life, Mental health, read, reading, stories, story, writing | 6 Comments
On finishing a story


I am an avid reader. I absolutely love books and if I had more time I would probably read even more than I do. Despite being incredibly busy, I read daily and the amount I read varies wildly depending on how much time I have. Still, I manage to read an hour or so a day depending on how I’m feeling. So far this year I’ve read 19 books with a goal of hitting 30 by the end of the year. I would’ve gone for the whole book a week thing, but that felt like too much pressure for something I enjoy doing as a hobby. The problem with all that reading is inevitably stories end.
(more…)June 6, 2021 | Categories: 365 Days of Academia - Year two, Mental health | Tags: anxiety, book, books, depression, health, learning, Mental health, mental illness, PTSD, read, reading, stories | Leave a comment