Secret Diary Club: Faith

A press a button a day too early (or do I?): rollercoaster emotions in and out of faith.

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This week’s behind-the-scenes entries include two consecutive entries re Goldsmiths redundancy that tell their own mini-tale, and two entries from 2013 (seven months apart) that give an interesting perspective on the pros and cons of having an academic job (as the latter is just after I got my one-year temporary Goldsmiths post teaching on the MA). They also offer a significant contrasts in mood and how this connects both to faith and to how my second novel was going.

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Thursday 8th August 2024

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Context: ‘COT3’ is the official acceptance of your redundancy terms. It is legally binding and from the moment you accept it, there is no legal recourse (no appeal to a tribunal etc) and no revocation possible. The deadline for accepting it was Friday 9th August.