I have a box on my book shelf. A handwoven bamboo box; in it, twenty seven colours. Nail polishes. I’ve collected them for years. I’ve always loved doing my nails, and I’ve never been to a manicurist in my life. It gives me great pleasure to do my...
This is what love looks like. The art above is the original cover art of one the most beloved short stories of all times, and my personal favourite, The Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry and published in 1905. I’ve loved it since the day I first read it...
Love’s only destiny is to fulfill itself, and it always will, and it always does. “It was a day in March. Never, never begin a story this way when you write one. No opening could possibly be worse. It is unimaginative, flat, dry and likely to consist of...
“True adventurers have never been plentiful. The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate. Half-adventurers–brave and splendid figures–have been numerous. But each of them had a prize to win, a goal to kick,...
