I never felt such pain just trying to get from the floor to a chair — It was the first time I brought a friend to my family’s holiday cabin with us, so I was pretty excited as an early teenager to have my own company to entertain for a few days. We both got bored hanging around and one day and decided to go out…

All you need is a day job, a black uniform, and a camouflaged best friend — The Women In Black is more of a girly-girl’s read. I read it myself because it was passed to me with the explanation, “fun — not too serious for the times we are in”. Well then, how could I not read this good cheering-up story! I took the book home…

Mixed not shaken 🍸 yum — People tell me that a combination of red wine and cola-flavoured soda is really unusual, but I can’t entirely agree. After all, I’m not alone; I’ve shared a glass with at least one other person, and we ordered it coincidentally. I don’t mind about the wine-to-soda ratio or whether it’s…

Three stars — Passive-voice musings with little dialogue, and definitely a little different — One word comes to mind when I think of describing Steve Martin’s first novella — Dry. Shopgirl is a sharp-witted, almost mordant tale about a few lost souls gravitating toward the equally lost. Depicting various ways of human connection. As you’re reading, you know you should be laughing, but it…

A story about being stuck at the airport and how I remember it unfolding — It’s late morning, and I’m bored. Only a few hours ago, I was pumped and excited. After four years overseas, I am leaving now to fly back to my hometown. …

Better to try than always to wonder — A while ago, I bit the bullet summoning the courage to begin a club for people who’d never met (including myself) to come together over a shared interest. It wasn’t the type of thing I would typically do back then — stepping out of a comfort zone to put myself…

The rocks suddenly seemed awfully close — I once went hiking in Tasmania, in Australia. Tasmania is known for its natural beauty and its breathtaking mountainous walking tracks. It was a beautiful sunny but cool day, as is usual for Tasmania. This day was exceptionally bright with a clear vision as far as the eye could see. …