Essays

Dear Anna: Rebel Cog

Dear Anna, I’m writing this letter as I sit in my £15 a night flat in Penang. Dummy, the bargain[…]

Dear Anna: The Pissing Contest

Dear Anna, Why am I checking my phone every hour, hoping his text is waiting for me?  It’s been 48[…]

Ijen – The Toxic Mount of Instagram

Ijen – The Toxic Mount of Instagram A sulphur-burping volcano called Ijen looms over Banyuwangi on East Java.  It’s famous[…]

Just a Girl, Standing in Front of a Dive Shop, Waiting for Frenchie

Just a Girl, Standing in Front of a Dive Shop, Waiting for Frenchie I am thirty-eight and still chasing love. Or[…]

Scandinavian Hunks, Where Art Thou? My search for you in Koh Lanta

Scandinavian Hunks, Where Art Thou? My search for you in Koh Lanta I’m at the Krabi bus terminal after a[…]

A Gap Year from Myself

A Gap Year from Myself It’s 1:10 pm and I’m hiding in my hotel room, unable to step back into[…]