The Bookish CorrespondentBefore Coronavirus — A PremonitionNot so many months ago, I was running through a small patch of woodland to the train station. I was running because I was late. Again…Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020
The Bookish CorrespondentinP.S. I Love YouThe Pain of Losing a FriendWhen Your Best Friend Ghosts YouOct 5, 20191Oct 5, 20191
The Bookish CorrespondentinP.S. I Love YouA letter to the best friend who has ghosted meIt’s only after things are over that you find yourself casting about for the things you wish you’d said or done while you still could.Mar 27, 20191Mar 27, 20191
The Bookish CorrespondentinP.S. I Love YouOn The Outside Looking In— How It Feels To Be The Secret ChildWhen you grow up without a father, you are able to invent any story you like about who they are and what they are doing.Jan 26, 20192Jan 26, 20192
The Bookish CorrespondentinThe Bigger PictureThe Happiest I Have Ever BeenWhen I was a little girl, the only time I felt safe and didn’t have to be on high alert was when I stayed with my grandparents. Away from…Aug 31, 20182Aug 31, 20182
The Bookish CorrespondentinP.S. I Love YouThe many different types of loveI have loved my best friend for a long time — the whole time, in fact, and I will never do anything about it. There is a strange beauty in…Aug 15, 2018Aug 15, 2018
The Bookish CorrespondentinP.S. I Love YouOn Waiting For The Right PersonMy mum was an astrologer and I spent my teens twisting my hands in my lap anxiously while she hunched over the ephemeris, tutting and…Jul 30, 2018Jul 30, 2018
The Bookish CorrespondentinP.S. I Love YouThe internal politics of sleeping with a woman for the first timeHaving sex with a woman when you are fairly, mostly straight is a disconcerting experience.Jul 23, 20181Jul 23, 20181
The Bookish CorrespondentinP.S. I Love YouWhy Long Distance Relationships Will Eventually Break YouToday on the train I sat at a table across the aisle from two young lesbians, who were holding hands and gazing into each others eyes as…May 6, 20184May 6, 20184
The Bookish CorrespondentinP.S. I Love YouYou’re all I wantIn the wreckage of my heart, what’s left is… you.Feb 25, 2018Feb 25, 2018
