This is not a love song. Not just one, anyway. These are love songs. Some bitter, some sweet. Some sad, some naïve. Full of sorrow and full of teeth. These love songs bite, no matter how innocent they may seem. You have lived through them … Continue readingThe love songs
There were once three women, wise and bold, who travelled far in search of a miracle foretold. Some say they were witches, some say they were queens. Perhaps they were none such and nothing in between. Across seas and deserts they roamed afar, to chase … Continue readingThree women
It started with a bad romance. You tell me Lady Gaga is your favourite singer. It wasn’t the songs or whatever meanings they held, you say. No, it was more the drama and the theatricality of her videos that caught your attention. Is this a … Continue readingThe rainbow
We put one foot in front of the other and we repeat this. We walk away from our homes, from what we know and what we understand and what we find familiar, and we go out into the unknown. We take taxis and we board … Continue readingOne foot in front of the other
It’s only a meal. Why the bother and the fuss? Let’s just grab something on the go, a doner kebab or a sandwich, something easy to carry and quick to consume. We only need the calories after all, the energy to sustain our day. Something … Continue readingAt the table
We are not what we wear. We are not our waistlines. We are not the wrinkles around our mouths, we are not the dark circles around our eyes. This is what I keep telling myself, over the years, over and over. Yet, if I am … Continue readingThe body and the balance