I was struggling with what to write about one day, and I came to social media and said that I needed a focus and asked what I should write a poem about. A lot of people suggested that I write about a unique sensation in life, or some deep profound notion — but then a lot of people mentioned that I should write about the lack of focus. In doing so, I will find the focus.

Voice typing and academia; what do these two things have in common? Quite a bit, actually. When I first started using voice-to-text dictation as part of my writing process — both academically and creatively — I didn't realise how much I would end up using dictation as part of my writing process. Admittedly, I thought it was going to be another tool that I would use, but I didn't realise that it would become my preference. Before this, I found my typing to be slow and clunky —