5ba2219a-93e0-4058-b63c-755f9090c35f Words of Change - The Wee Glesga Poet Words by Jenny Watson & Photos courtesy of Emma Armstrong There is a curious little phenomenon we often experience in this life called the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, also known as Frequency Illusion. It’s when you see or experience something new, then suddenly you start to notice it everywhere. Maybe you Clydesider Editor • Issue 32
image9 My Journey from Sri Lanka to Scotland: A Dream Seven Years in the Making By Suhaila For seven years, I waited. Not just waited, but held my breath—hoping, wondering, fearing. Every decision I made in Sri Lanka felt like a question mark. Should I buy these school textbooks? Should I enroll in this course? Should I just do what I want here? Or Clydesider Editor • Issue 32
Going For Gold Words by Layla Blackwell & Photos by Caroline Finn Life has taught me many important lessons but how to be resilient is the top one. An unexpected accident left me with a choice to make. I could be brave and embark on a new adventure or let the fear of Clydesider Editor • Issue 29
Full Circuit Words By Layla Blackwell & Photos by Charlie Sherry At the age of 28, I used thirty seconds of bravery to change my life for the better. Feeling suddenly anxious, I paused outside the gymnasium. The sound of voices and rolling wheels made me doubt the plan. I took a Clydesider Editor • Accessibility
image0 (2) (1) Somewhere Over the Rainbow Words by Amanda Eleftheriades Photos by Helen Connolly & Julie Murray A marathon fundraiser in memory of a Dumbarton woman took three friends to the top of one of the most technically challenging peaks in Scotland. Helen Connolly and Julie Murray from Dumbarton, and Helen’s cousin Fiona Campbell from Clydesider
In Search of People & Place Words By Charlie Sherry Photos by Katie Kennedy & courtesy of Simon Collings “I just want the Palestinian and Israeli people to live in peace.” Simon Collings from Renton grew up in the Vale, however his birthplace was many thousands of miles away in Jerusalem. Born in 1979, he was Clydesider • Issue 27
