In a sudden storm your car has skidded off a mountain path on a patch of black ice and you’re plummeting to a fiery death hundreds of feet below; that adorable toddler you’re babysitting has reached up to the kitchen counter top where the until a moment ago the kettle hungrily bubbled, yanked its dangling… Read more

Amy Winehouse has long been a controversial figure. Derided and adored in equal measure, yet blessedly immune to public opinion, she stands in stark contrast to our expectations. Amy was born in Egypt in 1942 to Greek Orthodox parents, moving to the East London borough of Clapham at the age of eight. As a child… Read more

There can never be a more succinct joining of family get togethers as when we held our Christmas dinner in the clinic. Whilst cousin Cathy was having her womb scraped clean of her fathers mistakes, in the cold sterile chamber beyond, we sang carols and drank sherry in the bright yellow waiting room. We listen… Read more

The gentle Nazification of the soul is explored in that most 21st century of forms, the book. Deep yellow, its pages thick and smelling, almost, like their fish glue binding. The Beach is the classic erotic novel, with little to no poon, but with every suggestive leaf painted in violent arousal. Every tree penetrates the… Read more

Hey. You know you’re kind of cute. Whats your name? Wait. Don’t tell me. Lets keep it a sexy mystery. Like the things your parents do in the bed. I’m sorry. I was being gross. I do that sometimes if I’m nervous. Please ignore it. I’m really quite lovely. If you read this you’re a… Read more