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The poem I found under Russian snow
When I travel to a new city, it will speak to me, if only I let it. It will tell me stories in its own language – the church bells, the car horns, the swear words, the grins and frowns of people. It will also tell me things that I didn’t know about myself. I
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Punching Air – a Novel in the Making
This year, I’ve decided to pick up the draft of my novel Punching Air again. Set in Reading, it’s a coming-of-age story about two teenagers Dale and JJ who both struggle to survive their dysfunctional family environment while trying to fit in with the cool kids at college. I started writing the novel while studying towards my MA
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Thoughts on Brexit and Screening of The Soviet Story
It feels as though life in the UK, or indeed Europe, will never be the same again, since that fateful date of June 23, 2016. Since that day, I have been asked several times by my fellow Latvian nationals and people in the UK on how I feel about living in the UK, following the
Ieva Lakute 