Here are links to some of my favourite vintage posts, alphabetised. These evergreen pieces are about the things that once kept me awake at night … and continue to do so. They’re as coy as Russian ladies about their age, and you’ll only find how old they are by clicking on them.
Accidents happen – A chain of accidents involving me and the people I know.
A Fox, A Fountain and The Shard – A vision for the beginning of 2016. Seriously out of date, but don’t throw out the baby with the festering bathwater…
Anywhere, Massachusetts – How we refashion new cities to suit our habits and lifestyles. Features a cool pineapple lamp.
Balance: Juggling Act or Tilt? – Exploring the nature of balance. Is it about fitting everything in, or a stretch towards one thing?
Honest women and their opposites – Inspired by the stories in Lisa Taddeo’s brilliant memoir Three Women, this post explores why some women choose to keep their love lives secret.
Living immortal in a mortal world – A post about, what else? Trying to cheat in the mortality game by pretending that I’m going to live forever.
Paris : Pairs– About pairs and pairing in Paris. A girl about pre-Corona town post.
Resilience, or, the thirteenth fairy – In fairytales and real life, is resilience the greatest gift of all?
Teaching boys to write – A fun post on a time when I was teaching boys to write and learning to write boyishly myself.
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