Features is where you’ll find a bit of everything: from creative writing to personal experiences. As a general rule, if an article doesn’t seem to fit anywhere else but it’s got a personal touch to it, it belongs here.
Sometimes the ‘New Me’ era of someone’s life doesn’t conform to what we expect, but Emily Mean sees the beauty in that and celebrates it within themself.
→Alex Pyatnytska recounts their start at university and all the University of Southampton activities, clubs, and societies they’ve been involved with.
→With wit, humour, and a sprinkling of Doctor Who references; Katie Pace reflects on the 2022 Freshers’ experience with all its ups and downs.
→A story of aging, death, and friendship; Amy Scott-Muden compellingly meditates on the seriousness of age with a soft coat of humour to soften the blow.
→Goodbyes are always bittersweet, but they’re always the worst when you don’t realise it’s the last time. Sam Pegg paints a moving picture of the last time he saw his Pops.
→Stirring, heartbreaking, but utterly beautiful; Emily Dennis ‘A Farewell’ captures a final goodbye with perfect simplicity.
→A local story about a local University of Southampton society, Byron Lewis recalls the beauty of his old office in SUSU.
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Sometimes change isn’t huge or monumental, but no matter the size of the change it still has an impact. Read Alyssa-Caroline Burnette’s piece about moving home within the same city and how it affected her.
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Leaving your home country for another is a hard process to adapt to, but Alyssa-Caroline Burnette introspectively reflects on one of these challenges being the last time she saw her mum.
→After, ‘Alan Called’ and ‘The Spider Who Ate A Butterfly’, Khairah Boukhatem returns with another stirring piece that continues to explore the relationship between the human and the animal.
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