The Worst Day Ever
The last 24 hours have been utterly shit. I got stood up, I discovered I have to work an extra 30 hours a week for …
My New Year’s Resolutions
I sat down to write my New Year’s Resolutions today, and I had every intention of producing a list of my future goals. Of the …
“Je suis toujours à la recherche de la prochaine aventure.”
Simple enough French. I’m always in search of the next adventure, right? Wrong. Apparently, this little phrase, which I’ve had on my dating profile for …
And then I saw him without his sunglasses…
Well I was bored of being boring. And boring, yesterday was not. In the name of my new project of taking on challenges, the guy …
The Territory. (A short story that ought to be fiction, but isn’t.)
The entire street was draped with creepers. I followed his instructions through the gate on the right, down the passage on the left, and round …
A message to myself, and to anyone else who has ever wished they were a little bit prettier.
Tonight, during my shift at the bar, I found myself discussing Nietzsche with a Harvard man. It was an interesting discussion, but, unfortunately, he drank …
From Paris’s Poshest Clubs To Its Most… Authentically Medieval?
Last week, on my walk home, I wandered past a group of the most beautiful, chic people clustered around an illuminated top hat. So, naturally, …
Things I’m Afraid Of
Generally, there aren’t many of them. I’m not scared of heights, and I’m coming around to spiders. I’ve backpacked through all sorts of probably fairly …
The Fake Name Game, and other highlights of being a bartender.
My fake name is Cindy. I apologise if that’s actually your name, but I’m not a fan. I didn’t have much choice in the matter. …
The 30,000 Word Hump: Fulfilling Clichés in Literary Paris
Yesterday, I took my little baby, who, up until now, I have guarded from everyone but Joyce Carol Oates and my mother, and dumped …