"A poem to the young man across the street."
I open my blind, and you open my eyes,To a world, until now, seen only inside,Before me, a street, a building, a pane,And you, clothed simply, in air and a chain.You hold yourself in your unique yoga pose,Your muscles engaged,...
"What do you do when you wake up too early?"
The trouble with Summer is that the smallest chink in the curtains lets in a blazing shaft of light as soon as the sun comes up. Unfortunately for Susanna, the chink in her room’s curtain, this morning, aligned exactly between...
"Cameras run 24/7, broadcasting The House to the nation."
It wasn’t a new format. Politicians had often raised their profile going on invasive reality shows. Housemates, the Jungle, even the sexy Island one had celebrity seasons and there was always a publicity-hungry politician trying to boost their standing, or...
"Her treatment had very simple instructions"
Carla made her way, quickly, from the pool to the changing cubicles trying, in desperation, to not scratch the burning itch that had interrupted her swim. Safely locked inside her cubicle she pulled aside the edge of her swimsuit and...