Richard Stupart

where the road goes…

Archive for the 'United Kingdom' Category

A Musical Promise on the Oxford Tube

February 12, 2011

It’s late and my eyes burn a little. My clock says its sometime after midnight. It feels like it’s always sometime past midnight, but there are journal articles to be read. Things to learn. It’s the third week into my Masters in Media Studies at Rhodes. I’m almost halfway through the readings for the semester so far. One journal article at a time. In the background of the otherwise quiet room, Satellite by BT is playing softly.
Read the rest of this entry »


A Christmas Miracle – Escaping Quarantine

December 27, 2010

Last year’s Christmas miracle was not being left in the desert in northern Sudan. This year’s Christmas miracle is nevertheless a contender for the throne of strangest annual experience. Every time I think I might have peaked at the oddest possible thing I could have done or been involved in, the world seems to find something new.

Read the rest of this entry »