Reading time: 3 min My first girlfriend A bonus of being among the older boys at boarding school was access to the senoir common room in the castle, which we shared with the older girls. The room […]
Reading time: 2 min The night we stole the school bell In my teens, I attended an international boarding school, where Mr Ellis was the boys’ housemaster. He was a likeable man, fair yet firm, rarely needing to punish us—but we […]
Reading time: 3 min Is dust the colour of champagne? When my great-grandmother passed away, she left my mother an inheritance—a sum to pay our first car. The thought of a gleaming machine, ready to whisk us away on countless […]
Reading time: 3 min The girl at the window When I was eleven, we stayed in a hotel where I had nothing to do other than roam the extensive hotel gardens looking for something to play with. The September […]
Reading time: < 1 min The Box The box arrives without warning, the ring of the doorbell startles you. You were warned, warned it would come today. She told you not to forget, warned you, warned you […]
Reading time: 3 min Winter’s evening You’re ready to go, to go and get the groceries. You do it once a week, go by car. She gave you a list, scribbled on a piece of paper […]
Reading time: 2 min My first case I felt sorry for him. He looked unhappy, uncomfortable and stressed. He said something about wanting to work. Putting his hand in his pocket, he brought out a phone, typed […]
