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Speed reading - or not
One of the ‘toxic traits’ of the literary world is an expectation that if you like reading and especially if you like a book, you must be...

Bea Konyves
Apr 13, 20221 min read


How much more research is there for me to do?
While I love doing research, I can’t help but wonder if there is something wrong with me and the topics that I’m interested in or is...

Bea Konyves
Apr 12, 20221 min read


Breakfast dessert for a busy Monday
I was going to make this post in the morning, but I decided to wait until the end of the day to confirm that indeed having cake as a...

Bea Konyves
Apr 11, 20221 min read


Such a happy Sunday
My friends from Woofwich came to visit today! And we'll be meeting again next week!! And I'll be visiting them in May!!! I was so happy...

Bea Konyves
Apr 10, 20221 min read


Back to Spring
We had a few non-Spring days here in London. Last week it was snowing, this week there was a lot of rain. But now the weather seems to be...

Bea Konyves
Apr 9, 20221 min read


Last day of teaching. Can’t believe it!
Couldn’t have taken a better pic for this post. You can see the beautiful buildings of Greenwich Uni and the fenced remains of a film...

Bea Konyves
Apr 8, 20221 min read


Bus thoughts on poetry & prose
They're so different. So, so different. Probably just as complex, but different nonetheless. Prose just comes to me naturally. Long or...

Bea Konyves
Apr 7, 20221 min read


Déformation professionnelle
Déformation professionnelle (French: [defɔʁmasjɔ̃ pʁɔfɛsjɔnɛl], professional deformation or job conditioning) is a tendency to look at...

Bea Konyves
Apr 6, 20221 min read


Me & my novel
I missed my Arkon 1! I’ve had to make a couple of edits before my final tutorial, so I opened the document again after a couple of weeks...

Bea Konyves
Apr 5, 20221 min read


The book I finished & The book I started
It’s funny how sometimes I finish books before I even get a chance to write about them. This is why I’m doing this double post, so you’re...

Bea Konyves
Apr 4, 20221 min read


What am I doing today?
Working on my dissertation, of course. I’m ⅔ done with yet another chapter. I have ⅓ out of this, one more full chapter, and the...

Bea Konyves
Apr 3, 20221 min read


These two books
I read these two books in almost one sitting each. I started the ‘Cyanide for a Grin’ (‘Cianură pentru un Surâs’) in the afternoon before...

Bea Konyves
Apr 2, 20221 min read


Boots?
This time last week I was reading in the sun, this week I’m wearing boots and it’s occasionally snowing. For years, Mami would wake me up...

Bea Konyves
Apr 1, 20221 min read


Teen(R)age and back to origins (by Jeanine)
The past few months had it all. Stress, happiness, anxiety, excitement and on top of everything, an Artist Block. Say hello to the...

Bea Konyves
Mar 31, 20221 min read


Off they go
It’s nice to let go of routine and do something else for a few days and it’s also nice to be a tourist in your own city - which is...

Bea Konyves
Mar 30, 20221 min read


A bit of Cambridge
The first time I ever came to the UK, I went to Cambridge. It was six years ago (Jee I’m old). My #MuddyShoes started there on the top...

Bea Konyves
Mar 29, 20221 min read


Parents over/on the River
Any trip to the London Bridge - Central area is somehow linked to the river. Whether you’re crossing it on a bridge, walking alongside...

Bea Konyves
Mar 28, 20221 min read


The different faces of London
When parents are here there is always a lot of walking and sightseeing and going here and there and everywhere no matter what the...

Bea Konyves
Mar 27, 20221 min read


London at 5 am
London at 5 am is silent. And then you hear it. Instead of the humming of motorbikes and the purring of cars. Instead of kids. Instead of...

Bea Konyves
Mar 26, 20221 min read


In the sun, with a book (as usual)
As you may know by now, when it’s sunny I can be found either outside with a book or working on some (youth) project. Today was one of...

Bea Konyves
Mar 25, 20221 min read
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