Andrew MacmillenTHE QUEST FOR THE FOURTH GOBLETThis is the 5th time I have written a race report of the West Highland Way Race and probably the one I have found hardest to write. Many…Jul 5, 2019Jul 5, 2019
Andrew MacmillenThe Last ShipFour and a half years ago some Russian friends gave me a CD for my birthday. Living as we did then in Poland, the release of Sting’s album…Jul 11, 2018Jul 11, 2018
Andrew MacmillenMy 2018 West Highland Way RaceThis has been a difficult post to write. They say that writing is cathartic and so I hope that after writing this I will be able to put…Jul 1, 2018Jul 1, 2018
Andrew MacmillenBack in front of an audienceLast week I had the first opportunity to present to members of staff and to my fellow first year PhD students an overview of my planned…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
Andrew MacmillenWhy business leaders should read DostoevskyAfter reading Crime and Punishment at school, thanks to an enlightened English literature teacher who recommended a few foreign novels to…Dec 21, 2017Dec 21, 2017
Andrew MacmillenGoing back to university after 30 yearsThis week, 34 years ago I was packing my suitcases and saying farewell to school friends before getting the train 250 miles north-east to…Sep 30, 2017Sep 30, 2017
Andrew MacmillenThe Ghosts of ZambrówThree years ago, when we were still living in Warsaw, we were visited by very good friends from Argentina. Like most Argentines, Susana is…Jul 5, 20171Jul 5, 20171
Andrew MacmillenThe Streets of WarsawLiving for five years in Warsaw can leave no one immune to the presence of history. The city’s experience during the Second World War…Jun 27, 20171Jun 27, 20171
Andrew MacmillenMore Poetry from PolandFollowing my re-engagement with reading and writing poetry in Poland, I found it relatively easy to take inspiration from the country’s…Jun 5, 2017Jun 5, 2017
Andrew MacmillenPOLAND AND MY RETURN TO WRITING POETRYIn 2011 I moved to Poland, a country I had never been to before, but which for five years was to become my home. As I started to learn the…Apr 8, 2017Apr 8, 2017
