Mandarins in April
Houssem’s yellowing teeth flicker like the flame rising from the pyre of Saharan cypress.
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Love
The commercial conundrum: dissolving or embracing queerness
When we’re constantly defining new identities and it’s core to our sense of self to play with these, can’t we be more ambitious for advertising and the narratives the industry is creating?
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From sardines to sang froid
As gusts swirl, the mastheads clamour for attention, like the percussion section in a school orchestra.
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Côte Vermeille
For now, the Côte Vermeille is dank. Spring is meant to arrive soon, but winter is haunting us too.
The world is a narrow bridge
We quickly clambered on board, punched the holes in our tickets and waved goodbye, the salmon-pink sunset enveloping his family as they faded into the distance.
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Those first days
Slumped, his head a heavy weight resting in his palm, he woke for a moment but then returned to the dread of his television screen
The blessing of the stork
Driving here helps me to forget. I know the route well, with its curves and canyons.
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Losing your way. Or just finding it.
I don’t know about you, but 2020 has been a strange year so far. I’m not referring to Coronavirus, floods, what’s happening in Iran or any other global events. It’s been a bit stop-start.
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From Kraków to Malagá via Stepney Way
Sometimes, it’s easier to give up. Storm Ciara had blown in. It wasn’t keen for me to fly out. I wanted one thing above all else. I was desperate to return to Spain. Any route would work well enough.
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