diff --git a/clog/_logger.py b/clog/_logger.py
index ada75de..71ca6f7 100644
--- a/clog/_logger.py
+++ b/clog/_logger.py
@@ -52,14 +52,16 @@ class Logger:     # class redeclaration & initialisation
     __IS_STDOUT_REDIR: bool = os.isatty(sys.stdout.fileno())
     __IS_STDERR_REDIR: bool = os.isatty(sys.stderr.fileno())
     ## the default log out file
-    __DEFAULT_OUT_FILE: str = "dump.log"
+    __DEFAULT_OUT_FILE: str = os.path.realpath("dump.log")
     ## log info namedtuple for storing class states
     __LOG_INFO_TUPLE = namedtuple('__LOG_INFO_TUPLE',
         ['isatty', 'lv', 'msg', 'sep', 'end'])
     ## create instance attribute for class singleton
     __instance__ = None
+    ## create default file instance which can change on construct
+    __default_out_file = __DEFAULT_OUT_FILE
     ## create instance attribute as read-only for log location
-    log = None
+    log = __default_out_file
 
     def __new__(cls, *, out_f: Union[str, None] = None) -> Logger:
         """Construct a new instance of the class and initialise it.
@@ -71,14 +73,13 @@ class Logger:     # class redeclaration & initialisation
         """
         if cls.__instance__ is None:
             cls.__instance__ = super(Logger, cls).__new__(cls) # establish singleton instance
-            cls.log = cls.__DEFAULT_OUT_FILE # initialise attribute to default
             ## handle if a custom file pathspec was given
             if out_f is not None and isinstance(out_f, str):
                 ## verify path and convert to real pathspec.
                 if common.is_path_spec(out_f):
                     ## redefine the default log out attribute and create
                     ## public attribute for the currect log location
-                    cls.log = cls.__DEFAULT_OUT_FILE = \
+                    cls.log = cls.__default_out_file =\
                         os.path.realpath(out_f).strip('"')
 
             cls.__loginfo: Logger.__LOG_INFO_TUPLE = Logger.__LOG_INFO_TUPLE(
@@ -86,10 +87,19 @@ class Logger:     # class redeclaration & initialisation
             ) # default the namedtuple to None on first instance
 
             cls.printLog2File("----[New instance of script has been started]----",
-                file=cls.__DEFAULT_OUT_FILE, mode='w')
+                file=cls.log, mode='w')
 
         return cls.__instance__
 
+    @classmethod
+    def new(cls, *, out_f: Union[str, None] = None) -> Logger:
+        cls.__instance__ = None # destroy the instance
+        # reset all attributes to use the default file out
+        cls.log = cls.__default_out_file =\
+            cls.__DEFAULT_OUT_FILE
+
+        return Logger(out_f=out_f) # construct new instance and return it
+
     @classmethod
     def debug(cls, *value: object, sep: Union[str, None] = None,
             end: Union[str, None] = None, wrapping: bool = True,
@@ -236,13 +246,13 @@ class Logger:     # class redeclaration & initialisation
         """
         ## handle if no file parameter was given
         if file is None or not isinstance(file, (TextIOWrapper, str)):
-            file = Logger.__DEFAULT_OUT_FILE
+            file = Logger.__default_out_file
 
         if not isinstance(file, str):
             file = file.name
 
         if not os.path.exists(file):
-            file = Logger.__DEFAULT_OUT_FILE
+            file = Logger.__default_out_file
 
         _frame = sys._getframe(2) if sys._getframe(1).f_code.co_name in \
             dir(Logger) else sys._getframe(1)