December 2, 2018
What brings you delight?
In the years following the Second World War, there wasn’t much to be cheerful about. So in 1949, JB Priestly, a novelist and a playwright set out on a mission. He decided to
- Iris Murdoch
November 14, 2018
A letter to my best friend on her birthday
Dear A, First of all, I want to say thank you. Thank YOU, but thank God too, for that afternoon in January when the random idea to ask you out for coffee beguiled me
October 27, 2018
How to fall in love with reading
One of my all time favourite quotes by Maya Angelou is “Have enough courage to always trust love one more time and one more time”. It is certainly true for love, because if
October 11, 2018
September 5, 2018
The Perfectionist’s Trap and September’s New Colours
September is my favourite month. And it’s only partially because I can wear suede boots without having freezing feet or feel very french in my trench coats. It’s mostly about the colours. They
August 23, 2018
The Ideal Man (or why women know what they want)
I must have been 13 or 14 years old, barely a woman yet, when I was told that women don’t know what they want. It was my first boyfriend’s favourite line. “You’re a
July 29, 2018
Orbiting, ghosting and why I am done flirting on Instagram
I have been meaning to write a piece about Instagram dynamics for a while now. Originally, I wanted to call it “The Cold War On Instagram” and introduce my theory of how, if
July 17, 2018
The tyranny of choice and how to deal with it
If there was a Nobel Laureat bestowed to worst decision maker or a world record that could be set for the Earth’s biggest over thinker, no one would ever stand a chance against
July 6, 2018
June 26, 2018
Why you should not be ashamed for believing in true love
Cat Person by Kristen Roupenian is now renowned as the most read online fictional story of all time, having been viewed by more e than 2.6 million readers. It is a piece of
