It’s not too late to join us. The writing room (choose one room or both) signups close on Nov 7.

Signups for the asynchronous option close on Nov 15.

Come to #AcWriMo. Receive one-on-one support, work at your pace, and make some lovely new writer friends. Win-win. 📚
#PhDLife #AcLife #AmWriting

Know the signs - it could save aclife ! bishopwill.substack.com/p/when-minut... #stroke

Current velocity of progress towards this grant application #aclife

This is my formal resignation from the "Having a functional A/C" club. The board is broken, and so is my bank account. Accepting all thoughts, prayers, and possibly cheap fan recommendations. Just send help (and cool air).

​#ItsSoHot #ACLife #BrokenAC #FirstWorldProblems #Gastos #SendHelp #Humor

The article from hell has won. I have emailed the editor to say I cannot write it, despite my best efforts. The relief (and the energy it has given me for writing the next chapter of #TheReturnoftheSoldier) is enormous. #aclife #acwri #amnotwriting (at least not that article).

Having an extremely productive day in the archives, concluding with the discovery of my first verifiable service revolver kept as a war souvenir (damaged and thus not used to commit a murder to be investigated by an amateur sleuth). #aclife #ww1 #fww #TheReturnoftheSoldier

Receiving referee reports is emotionally complicated, even when the recommendation is to accept subject to revisions. Today’s (a week before Christmas) arrived with the request that I complete the regions and upload the new version in two weeks, adding outrage to everything else I’m feeling. #aclife

I must admit, one of the nicer parts of this job is writing references for former students who are applying for programmes of further study. #aclife

Today has been the sort of day when I teach for an hour while still wearing my hospital wristband. #aclife #week6

This year’s overused/misused word across undergraduate dissertations is ‘poignant’. I genuinely don’t know what students think it means from the context in which they have used it, but none are accurate so far. 🤔 #marking #aclife

Currently doing a Key Travel search for trans-Atlantic flights, and the cheapest option available requires a 24-hour plus layover in Copenhagen, where any savings made on the flight will be eaten up by accommodation costs (not to mention the unbelievable waste of time). #aclife

He desperately acts like he's a well-loved celebrity and needing to constantly try to look young. How utterly sad of aclife... #Trump