Monthly Archives: May 2014

I am not in Iran, Saudi Arabia or Pakistan; when I leave my apartment I can walk where I want to walk, with no veil, no headscarf no make up laws or prohibition of hand-holding or fucking strangers I meet … Continue reading →

I.     BUSBOUND In transit. We are vehicular and I’m wearing sunshine. One eye is leaking, my knee; aching in one of those purgatory moods which means choosing to be bright or bowed passing each building with their balconies like groaning, … Continue reading →

I’m on a self-confessed health kick at the moment. Well, maybe not ‘health-kick’, as that implies a temporary burst of good intentions and I’m hoping that this is more of a long term change. I just completed the first week … Continue reading →

I’ve written quite extensively about happiness and mental health before (see my post ‘Unhappiness is not a Failing’ for this… Go on…) but it’s time to revisit. It’s sensitive. It’s hard to talk about, no matter how good you are … Continue reading →

I haven’t written any proper, body-related entries to this blog for a long time- life, as it so often does, kind of got in the way. So I reckon it’s time I shared a new experience with you. Recently I’ve … Continue reading →

There are many ways we write poems; sometimes it all comes out in a rush of images and colours and every word seems to fit together, like it’s meant to be and it’s all so bright, tumbling into text faster … Continue reading →

May 1st; labour day in Hong Kong and I’ve enjoyed my unexpected Friday feeling – after so long writing about misery, finally a day where I have felt completely and happily myself and I never thought that blooming, bursting wave … Continue reading →