A New Era

A New Era (or simply A Reintroduction, if you will)

Hello, everyone.

You might know me or perhaps you might not: my name is Kirsten and this used to be my blog. I say "used to be" because I very abruptly abandoned it in the face of starting at university four years ago. Moving to a new town and being surrounded by absolute strangers was daunting enough without the thought of keeping up a blog!

It is now 2018: I graduate in a few months and then I will be moving on to a Masters degree in Creative Writing. Exciting, right? (No, my family didn't think so either). 

As I will be attempting to strive for a career in this area, I rationalised that a blog would be necessary. Do I know how to run one? No. Do I have content worthy of one? Also no. But the unknown is the fun of it: I am, at my core, an unpredictable person. 

So what will this blog be about? Fashion? The latest gossip? Perhaps a hot take on the latest line of Kylie Jenner lipsticks?

This may come as a disappointment but no, that is not what this blog is about.

My aim is to publish content on a weekly basis covering the following: film reviews, introspective concepts/discussions and poetry. Whilst I understand that this seems very random, remember: spontaneity is my thing. The one thing (as a writer) that I still have yet to discover is simply this: I don't know what my forte is.

Every writer has one. My friend Olivia is extremely proficient in fantasy short-stories. Another friend is damn nifty with a sonnet or two. I, however, am yet to find what it is that I really thrive in: my main port of call is poetry, as I've been doing that longer than I can remember. But is it not a writer's job to explore other options, to delve into new avenues? 

So, stick around. This blog is an exploration, an experience, if you will. Who knows? Maybe I'll end up writing something decent enough for people to enjoy.

- K