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On the bridge I pass two young women pushing prams walking with a guy chugging beer. They have their responsibilities, he has his beer. He is much larger than his baby mama, and in order ...read more
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Dad's number is 0412 195 957. Mum's number, obtained in a different year and from a different phone company, is separated from his by only two digits. For years their numbers were almost the same ...read more
Last week I stood on water for the first time in my life. So eerie. My friend rang, saying, there are people on the river! and I ran down to look. There they were, casual ...read more
Miserable with flu I staggered down to the markets in search of star anise, lemons, and fresh coriander. There was a golden-lit stall with a radio blaring which sells raclette, a stinky, melty, fondue-like cheese, ...read more
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Two hipsters compete in a Berlin bookshop, the day of David Bowie's death Hipster One: I know, I mean I was like twelve when I heard 'Changes' for the first time. Hipster Two: I know, ...read more
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On the markets I passed a tourist with an American accent who was saying to his companion, "Jeez. So much amazing stuff to eat and drink!" Inexplicably he managed this in a tone of complaint. ...read more
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It's snowing! It's snowing! It's snowing! I came into a cafe going, It's snowing, and she said, I know, and I said, But - it's snowing! and then hours later walked out into the dark ...read more
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Thinking of love today and how it has such deep transformative power in our lives. I so long longed for people who would understand me and be willing to be understood. Those friends and those ...read more
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I saw a girl on the Underground travelling with the man she's in love with and the girl he likes. They were Italian. Crisp faces. Hers, naturally, a little long and sad; the other girl's, ...read more