Sam Archer
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Burning Candles From All Angles
Last Saturday, I reneged on the commitment I had made to write and publish an article each day. What had begun with determination ended not with decision, but dissolution. Not extinguished with an almighty breath, or a great gust of… Continue reading
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Sun-Drenched Driveways, Acid-Washed Lemonade, and Smoking Caterpillars: The Soundscapes of LSD, Pt. 2
Welcome back to another episode of “The Soundscapes of LSD”. The previous edition looked at the phantasmagorical world of The Beatle’s Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Kenny Roger’s experience of having his sense of Self diced up and sent… Continue reading
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Into The Big Forever Blue
Heathrow this morning was shrouded in a shawl of grey. Sat in the cockpit, on a wool shag Boeing jump seat, behind the pilots as they propel more fuel into the engines. Faster, faster, faster, until the point of no… Continue reading
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Be Bold, Be Bald
“Thsome men are blessthed with beautiful hair, and all othersth are blessthed with beautifully shaped headsth” Christopher Eubank … When I was sixteen, I had an issue that kept me up at night. I eventually booked myself a GP appointment… Continue reading
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A Circus Without A Ring-Leader? An Analysis of Manchester United’s Ownership Crisis
Growing up, I loved following football. There is no sport as artistically satisfying, as elegantly sublime. That said, I rarely watched a full match – finding them boring – but followed avidly the dealings of clubs and the story lines… Continue reading
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Just Do It
Three frogs sat on a log. One of them said “I’m going for a swim”. How many frogs are still on the log? Three. Saying is not doing. … My youngest brother is the most disciplined person I know. Over… Continue reading
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A Whisper in the Woods
I love Love. Intangible and sacred, it is the warm butter to life’s bread, making everything softer, richer, and infinitely more nourishing. But it remains one of the things most difficult to encapsulate in language. This is partly due to… Continue reading
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This Is All There Ever Is
One of the things that most amuses me is people’s desire to escape the moment they find themselves in. Earlier today, I was in the car with my parents. We had no real plans, only an hour’s journey home, then… Continue reading
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Taking Flight
Today, in the British Airways headquarters, I received my “Wings”. To receive one’s “Wings” means to graduate from the BA cabin crew training programme. And I had the pleasure of doing so this afternoon, alongside twelve of the kindest, funniest,… Continue reading
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A Podcast Appearance: Learnings and Reflections
Spoken word is a deceptively tricky tool to express argument and thought within. Writing, in many senses, is easy. You control the pace at which you type, and can continually return to refine what you like and don’t like. Writing… Continue reading
