Jessica Armstrong — The Attic on Eighth

Comforting Things, Vol. 7: Jessica Armstrong

Continuing our Spring series of Comforting Things at Home, Attic contributor Jessica Armstrong embraces gratitude and the pleasure of everyday activities.

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What We're Reading, Vol. 19

Coming to you from the middle of a global shutdown, The Attic on Eighth writers share what it is that they’ve been reading in April 2020.

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Discussing Little Women

As a favorite Attic novel becomes yet another film, we’re getting into everything to do with Little Women and Louisa May Alcott. In this classic Attic on Eighth piece, we discuss the novel and its most recent adaptation by Greta Gerwig.

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Our 2019 In Books: Jessica Armstrong

As 2019 comes to an end, we consider the reading that defined each of our years. In this piece, Jessica Armstrong looks back at the novels that carried her through the end of her English degree and into her first year post-graduation.

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A Christmas For One’s Own: Discovering Christmas Magic by Yourself and for Yourself

With the looming pressure of the holidays to feel together and cheerful, Attic writer Jessica Armstrong reflects on holidays when one is living on their own, and how to embrace the season for ourselves.

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Our Academic Style, Part One.

With autumn officially present, members of The Attic come together in the first of a two part series to share their history and takes on the revered academic style of dressing.

What We're Reading, Vol. 12

Midway through September, a group of Attic writers discuss what it is they’re reading this month – from campus novels to Book Prize nominees to YA adult novels.

Graduation – The End of an Education?

Writer and recent graduate Jessica Armstrong discusses life after academia, sharing what it is she’s learned in adjusting to the so-called “real world.”

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Our Summer Reads, Vol. 12 – Jessica Armstrong

Having just finished her degree, Jessica Armstrong approaches the topic of summer reading while considering what it means to read for herself at a transitional time, as graduate, young professional, and student at heart.

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An Homage to the Independent Bookshops of my Student Years

In an unofficial edition of “Bookshops of the World,” Jessica Armstrong pays tribute to the independent bookshop and all it can bring to one’s life while looking at the two bookshops of St. Andrews.

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In Defence of Marie Kondo – What Does It Mean to ‘Spark Joy’?

Inspired by Marie Kondo, Jessica Armstrong considers what it means to “spark joy” by turning to literature and other aspects of life before tidying up.

Morris & Co x H&M: A Conflict Between Culture and Commerciality?

“Fashion is also one of the most genuine forms of self-care I know. Not only is it a means to assert political feeling, but it can also be a valid way to find comfort in spite of the uncertainty and hurt the political climate continues to inflict.”