FUCKING WHY?! Holy fucking mother of every deity that this planet can conjure up, WHY DO MEN SPIT? Trying to … More
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Dating Tales: The worst, the best and the one that ended in a podcast.
I have written about divorce, parenting, and falling in love again, but I have avoided talking about dating because it … More
Falling in love straight after your divorce (and lessons I have learned).
It’s clickbait, guys. But it’s also true. Argh. Love. What? Why? And more please. You know the story. The ex … More
Touched By a Racist (or: Norway, come ON!)
My friend was eyeballs-deep in his phone when his surgeon arrived to check on his progress after his tonsil-removal surgery. … More
Untethered in Oslo. The First Day Back (Do Me a Favour).
Years ago my friend Katie suggested that I try doing something called “writing scared”. Writing that plucks material from parts … More
Humans of Hessdalen: searching for UFOs in Trøndelag
My friend Martin is responsible for this one. En route to the wedding in Lidkoping in September, bragging about how I’m … More
Love, lakes (and Swedish-priced liquor!) in Lidköping (Sweden).
Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. Oh sure, Lidköping was fabulous, lovely, excellent even. But the most exciting part was that we had a FULL, … More
Jomfruland, Kragerø (Telemark, Norway)
Some weeks ago we were invited to celebrate the birthday of a friend at a rented house three hours outside … More
15 Things about Norway that will take a South African some getting used to.
During a long night of trying to cajole/threaten the child to sleep, I fell into the black hole that is … More
LifeHack: take something simple and make it impossibly complicated in zero easy steps.
I slouched on the bus one morning about a week ago after a night of no sleep, and thought to … More