Apr 18, 2021Bi[This was originally sent to my newsletter subscribers on Thursday 15th April] Bi Hi babes, The Way It Breaks is now 10 weeks away from publication! When I think of it in cinematic terms, I see Omar Sharif making his way across the desert in Lawrence of Arabia — looks close…Bisexual6 min readBisexual6 min read
Oct 23, 202003. Incline(from the series Chasing Sakura) Every time we go away together, I wonder if my husband is plotting to kill me. For us, holidays usually involve exploring a place to the point of exhaustion while sampling the local snacks. The first time we went hiking was on Scafell Pike with…Kiso Valley7 min readKiso Valley7 min read
Oct 23, 202002. Scramble(from the series Chasing Sakura) Due to the back-and-forth nature of our trip, we had two days in Tokyo before we were to leave it. We’d be back in the weeks to come but we craved a taste. All those images fed through film and TV: the clamour of night-time…Japan8 min readJapan8 min read
Oct 22, 202001. Occidentals(From the series Chasing Sakura) For someone who won’t even break a novel’s spine, I’ve always fostered a love of the out-of-place. As a child I was riveted by that hurricane uprooting Dorothy’s house and dropping it in the Land of Oz; transporting it from a world of black and…Japan7 min readJapan7 min read
