i see the fragments everywhere now:
i spot the cracks, the crevices,
the shedding of shells and shards,
flying off like freebound scrapnel—
the ache of everyone flaking away,
fading into the sunlight of day;
Chief Editor's Note: One Last Time
The chief-editorship has also been an important learning opportunity for me. I’ve learned that it’s useless to fret the small stuff; things have way of working out, and that often a little encouragement goes a long way.
The Secrets and Surprises of Book Publishing
This summer I have had the rare opportunity to work in book publishing, the field of dreams to many a language student.
Declaration of Independence
Once - we were all that child.
Mother, what happened ?
3 Useful Apps to Check Out
I have stumbled across a few apps that I have found truly useful and interesting; the kinds of apps that could be useful to anyone. So why not share the existence of them with the lovely BTSB audience?
A Mystical Travel Guide to Scotland
I’ve spent the last five months in Scotland as part of an exchange student program, and it could have well been that my experience of Scotland would’ve been limited to the majestic city of Glasgow…
A summer playlist brought to you by the BTSB team.
A travel log from uncharted territories
The reality of what I was about to experience didn’t dawn on me until I met grandma at the airport. Me, the vowed backpacker, on a bus with a half-deaf grandmother and 35 other pensioners. For the sake of my mental health, I decided to keep a travel log.
Chief Editor's Note: Just Keep Reading
For our latest issue Elina composed a poem titled “These Words Are Not Mine”, Hanna takes a stab at Marvel films and Petteri provides an interesting commentary on Shakespeare’s “Timon of Athens”. Anthony gifts us with yet another fantastic short story and Teemu reflects on his recent trip to a longboard dancing competition. Jesper admits to being wrong about Game of Thrones and I interview content coordinator Kaisa Leino. On behalf of the whole editorial staff, I wish you enjoyable reading moments!
Marvel Movies Stuck in the 60's
Marvel’s superheroes today come in all gender, colour, sexual orientation, and age. You would think that the film adaptations would reflect this diversity, but alas.