Oliver Barrett

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A Tribute to Grandparents

Earlier this week, on Tuesday afternoon, I got a call from my dad to say that my nan — his mum — had died.

Jul 21, 2024

Five-a-Day: Day 17: 22nd of February 2023

I’m someone who gravitates towards solitude as a default. Being alone is obviously easier, because there’s no one else to contend with, you…

Feb 22, 2023

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Five-a-Day: Day 16: 20th of February 2023

Last weekend, I decided to do some sightseeing. I moved to London in October, but I haven’t been the best tourist so far. I’m not the most…

Feb 20, 2023

Five-a-Day: Day 15: 19th of Feb

Feb 19, 2023

Five-a-Day: Day 14: 15th of February 2023

Floating through cool salty air, no end in sight

Feb 15, 2023

Five-a-Day: Day 13: 12th of February

Trace and rain upon the hill

Feb 12, 2023

Five-a-Day: Day 12: 7th of February 2023

The morning darkness thrown over the roofs

Feb 7, 2023

Five-a-Day: Day 11: 6th of February 2023

Confidence may be the most important thing to have in this world. Probably even more so than nice and fuzzy things like kindness and a…

Feb 6, 2023

Five-a-Day: Day 10: 28th of January 2023

Humans are social animals, obviously. This isn’t to say that everyone wants to be overtly social all of the time, but we all crave human…

Jan 28, 2023

Five-a-Day: Day 9: 25th of January 2023

I guess one of the paradoxes about time, and valuing it, is that if you spend too much time thinking about it, you waste it, but then if…

Jan 25, 2023