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There were things that were obvious, and some that weren’t. She was definitely not normal. On her first full day at the house, she climbed up the slope and sat on the white rocks at the top of the property to “look at the sea,” as the previous resident hag had advised. The creeping bushContinue reading “The Witch at No. 13”

It’s good to be back, and oh so good to be back writing about “Boy with Luv” by BTS feat. Halsey, for the simple reason that it gave me many moments of happiness in this godforsaken year. Hear me out. I don’t consider myself ARMY (Adorable Representative M.C for Youth), the name for fans, notContinue reading “Earworm: Boy with Luv”

There were periods when I allowed myself to be governed by astrology or divination, in one form or another. My chronic anxiety, although not named and recognised then, made it tempting for at least one aspect of the day to be assured. It didn’t matter whether the prediction was bad or never came true, onlyContinue reading “Starstruck”

I am 40 years old and still don’t know how to be myself. I was reading Eve Ensler’s The Apology because I thought I was ready for it, for the internal reckoning to come crashing down on my head as I let someone else tell me about their ruining in the perpetrator’s voice–and then IContinue reading “Games of Distraction”