Friends & Neighbours – Page 17

Giiiiiiiiiiiiiirl

We used to make dolls out of little bags of seeds. She kissed me on the mouth in front of the other girls in our art class when she wanted to make a point. When we waited for our respective parents to pick us up, we turned off the lights in the studio and readContinue reading “Giiiiiiiiiiiiiirl”

While faffing about autumnal Kiev, I met a new love

But before I tell you about that, here are some tourist pictures (since it’s been dawning on me that most of the people who read this blog don’t really live in Kiev, and haven’t even been there): I took the funicular up from Podol, and took a look at the bell tower of the SofievskiyContinue reading “While faffing about autumnal Kiev, I met a new love”

Seeing your friend suffer on stage

Can be such an interesting experience. On one hand, it’s absolutely fantastic to see this friend transform herself. It’s like she has grown an entirely new skin. It’s magic, Dumbledore-style. On the other hand, your mind begins to race as you’re trying to reconcile her with the character, and you wonder if she has everContinue reading “Seeing your friend suffer on stage”

“Do you like being unhappy?” “Do you like the fact that rain is wet?”

No one single instant of it was unendurable. Here was a second right here: he endured it. What was undealable-with was the thought of all the instants all lined up and stretching ahead, glittering… – David Foster Wallace. Someone asked me recently if I “like” being unhappy. It’s a strange and, at the same time,Continue reading ““Do you like being unhappy?” “Do you like the fact that rain is wet?””

Kyla Pasha and Ali Eteraz: two great writers on Pakistan and more

Kyla Pasha has written something amazing in reaction to today’s terror attacks. And I, as her editor, must plug it of course. But I also really do think it’s just amazing. I thought long and hard about things after publishing that piece. I think you might think long and hard after reading it. Whoever youContinue reading “Kyla Pasha and Ali Eteraz: two great writers on Pakistan and more”