After a dozen bad dates and two creepy stalkers, Mei decided to give up on online dating—forever. She leaned back into her Brooklyn couch and shut her eyes against the chaos of the world outside, when her phone buzzed: Jake923, with 23 shared interests, a notification from SoulMate told her. She thought she had just … Read more
Dear Diary, What a chaotic weekend. I met Alice after three months of Facebook messaging. Bumped into her in Waterloo, recognised her straight away. She didn’t recognise me, mistook my pleased-to-meet-you hug for a sex attack and pepper sprayed me in the eyes. She was very apologetic after I stopped screaming and managed to explain … Read more
It was daydreaming time again. Brooke sat down, it was her ritual now, musing at the ruins of her carpet in her formerly spotless home. She had been a total doormat, dogsitting her sister’s large hairy hound for the past holiday month. Hours after her sister had collected the dog, Brooke was still gazing at … Read more
He did not count the time down, but suspended in the air between the dust motes was always the same timing. Here in the sacred rituals of his life was a rhythm to which he effortlessly moved. The ebb and flow as he prepared his breakfast and the first mug of tea calmed him more … Read more